Far Mill River Park
Far Mill River Park is a nature reserve in Town of Shelton, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Far Mill River Park is situated nearby to the village Pine Rock Park, as well as near the hamlet Oronoque Hills North.Places of Interest
Highlights include Boothe Memorial Park and Museum and Fowler Island.
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum
Park
Photo: Igor154, Public domain.
Boothe Memorial Park and Museum sits on a 32-acre site in the Putney section of Stratford, Connecticut. Built about 1840 and remodeled in 1914, it is said to be "The Oldest Homestead in America," since it sits on the foundations of a 1663 house, and has been continuously occupied.
Fowler Island
Islet
Fowler Island is the sole island owned by Milford, Connecticut north of I-95 in the Housatonic River. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, and south of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Milford and Orange.
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.
Orange
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.
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.
Far Mill River Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Shelton, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.2597° or 41° 15′ 35″ northLongitude
-73.1006° or 73° 6′ 2″ westOpen location code
87H87V5X+VQOpenStreetMap ID
way 43399921OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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