Island Sand & Gravel Pit

Island Sand & Gravel Pit is a mine in Town of Shelton, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Island Sand & Gravel Pit is situated nearby to Riverside Cemetery, as well as near Cemetery (Wright Street).

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Wooster Island and Derby–Shelton station.

Wooster Island

Islet

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.

Derby–Shelton station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Derby–Shelton station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system. Located in Derby, Connecticut, it also serves adjacent Shelton. Derby–Shelton station is situated 2 miles northwest of Island Sand & Gravel Pit.

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 1½ miles northwest of Island Sand & Gravel Pit.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derby and Orange.

Derby

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2 miles northwest of Island Sand & Gravel Pit.

Orange

Photo: Staib, CC BY 3.0.

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

Photo: Staib, CC BY 2.5.

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 2½ miles southeast of Island Sand & Gravel Pit.

Island Sand & Gravel Pit

Type: Mine
Categories: quarry and industry
Location: Town of Shelton, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.29698° or 41° 17′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.06966° or 73° 4′ 11″ west

Open location code

87H87WWJ+Q4

OpenStreetMap ID

node 585385709

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=quarry

OpenStreetMap feature

man_made=mine

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Highlights include Riverside Cemetery and Cemetery (Wright Street).

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