Oronoque
Oronoque is a census-designated place in the town of Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is in the northern part of the town, bordered to the north by the city of Shelton, to the east by the Housatonic River, and to the south by the Merritt Parkway.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Village with 3,790 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Oronoke”, “Oronoque, Connecticut”, “Putney Heights”, “Woronock”, and “Woronoke”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge and Fowler Island.
Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wxstorm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge carries the controlled-access Merritt Parkway over the Housatonic River, between Stratford and Milford, Connecticut.
Fowler Island
Islet
Fowler Island is the sole island owned by Milford, Connecticut north of I-95 in the Housatonic River. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, and south of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum
Park
Photo: Igor154, Public domain.
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum sits on a 32-acre site in the Putney section of Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1840 and remodeled in 1914, it is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," since it sits on the foundations of a 1663 house, and has been continuously occupied.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putney and Milford.
Putney
Hamlet
Putney is a section in the north end of Stratford, Connecticut. The area includes Boothe Memorial Park and Museum and Putney Chapel and abuts the neighborhood of Oronoque.
Milford
Milford is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut. It is bordered to the south by Long Island sound, to the west by the Housatonic river, to the North by the town of Orange, and to the east by the town of West Haven.
Devon
Village
The village of Devon is a neighborhood of the city of Milford, Connecticut, United States. It lies on the southwest corner of the city bordering Long Island Sound and the mouth of the Housatonic River. Devon is situated 3 miles south of Oronoque.
Oronoque
Latitude
41.24792° or 41° 14′ 53″ northLongitude
-73.10204° or 73° 6′ 7″ westPopulation
3,790Elevation
62 feet (19 metres)Open location code
87H86VXX+55OpenStreetMap ID
node 158862555OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
4840140Wikidata ID
Q106590073
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In Other Languages
From Gilaki to Turkish—“Oronoque” goes by many names.
- Gilaki: “اورونوک (کنتيکت)”
- Gilaki: “اورونوک”
- Irish: “Oronoque”
- Ladin: “Oronoque”
- Turkish: “Oronoque”
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Highlights include Sikorsky Fire Department and Sikorsky heliport.
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