Town of Stratford
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.Places of Interest
Highlights include Nells Island and Washington Bridge.
Nells Island
Island
Nells Island is the larger of two islands in the Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It is directly across the river from the American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford, Connecticut.
Washington Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Sgt. R.K. Blue, CC BY 3.0.
The Washington Bridge, also known as the Devon Bridge, carries U.S. Route 1 over the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the city of Milford to the town of Stratford.
Popes Island
Islet
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bridgeport and Milford.
Bridgeport
Photo: MrFib, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut. Bridgeport has beaches and parks, but the biggest attraction is the Klein Memorial Auditorium, a performing arts theater.
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.
Town of Stratford
- Type: Locality with 52,600 residents
- Also known as: “Stradford”
- Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2045° or 41° 12′ 16″ northLongitude
-73.13° or 73° 7′ 48″ westPopulation
52,600Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87H86V3C+R2GeoNames ID
4843824
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