Charles E Wheeler Wildlife Area
Charles E Wheeler Wildlife Area is a park in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Charles E Wheeler Wildlife Area is situated nearby to the hamlet Cedar Beach, as well as near Rivercliff.Places of Interest
Highlights include Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area and Nells Island.
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area
Nature reserve
Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area is a 750-acre brackish tidal marsh, nature preserve and hunting area owned by the state of Connecticut located in Devon, Milford, New Haven County, Connecticut.
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.
Duck Island
Island
Duck Island is the one of two islands in the Charles E. Wheeler Wildlife Management Area at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It is approximately 100 feet from the end of Milford Point Road, near the Connecticut Audubon Society Coastal Center at Milford Point.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stratford Center Historic District and Devon.
Stratford Center Historic District
Neighborhood
The Stratford Center Historic District is a 220-acre historic district in Stratford, Connecticut. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.
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.Charles E Wheeler Wildlife Area
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Charles E Wheeler Salt Marsh”
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.18482° or 41° 11′ 5″ north
Longitude
-73.10816° or 73° 6′ 29″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87H85VMR+WP
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