Wooster Island

Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River in Orange, Connecticut. The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting. Fishing is legal and considered safe, though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge and Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge.

Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge

Bridge

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The Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge carries the controlled-access Merritt Parkway over the Housatonic River, between Stratford and Milford, Connecticut. Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge is situated 2½ miles south of Wooster Island.

Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge carries Connecticut Route 8 over the Housatonic River, between Shelton and Derby, in Connecticut. The bridge was constructed in 1951 for Route 8. Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge is situated 2½ miles north of Wooster Island.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derby and Orange.

Derby

Town

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Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. Derby is situated 3 miles north of Wooster Island.

Orange

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Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 14,280 at the 2020 census. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.

Orange Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Orange Center Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Orange, Connecticut. Centered on the town green at the Junction of Meetinghouse Lane and Orange Center Road CT 152, it has retained its character as a 19th-century agrarian town center despite significant 20th-century suburbanization around it. Orange Center Historic District is situated 3 miles east of Wooster Island.

Wooster Island

Type: Islet
Description: island in the Housatonic River in Orange, New Haven County, Connecticut, United States
Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28032° or 41° 16′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.0832° or 73° 4′ 60″ west

Elevation

39 feet (12 metres)

Open location code

87H87WJ8+4P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 22691451

OpenStreetMap feature

place=islet

GeoNames ID

4846120

Wikidata ID

Q8034053

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Dutch—“Wooster Island” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wooster Island”
Dutch: “Wooster Island”

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