Popes Island
Pope's Flat is the second largest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, northeast of Carting Island, Long Island and Peacock Island, and south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Housatonic River in Stratford, Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Pope Island”, “Pope’s Flat”, “Pope’s Island”, and “Popes Flat”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Long Island and Carting Island.
Long Island
Islet
Long Island is the second smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, northeast of Carting Island and Peacock Island, west of Pope's Flat and south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
Carting Island
Islet
Carting Island is the largest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut, in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, east of Peacock Island, and southwest of Long Island, and Pope's Flat, it is also south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
Peacock Island
Islet
Peacock Island is the smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut, in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, west of Carting Island, southwest of Long Island, Pope's Flat, and south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Putney and Devon.
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.
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.
Stratford
Photo: Igor154, Public domain.
Stratford is a town in Connecticut. Stratford, Connecticut was founded in 1639. It is in New England and located on the Long Island Sound. It is east of the Housatonic River and it also part of Fairfield County.
Popes Island
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.21914° or 41° 13′ 9″ northLongitude
-73.11049° or 73° 6′ 38″ westElevation
3 feet (1 metre)Open location code
87H86V9Q+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 22692570OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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In Other Languages
“Popes Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Popes Island”
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