Wies Preserve

Wies Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Branford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Wies Preserve is situated nearby to the suburb Stony Creek, as well as near the village Pine Orchard.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rogers Island and Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District.

Rogers Island

Islet

Rogers Island is a private island in the Thimble Islands archipelago off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut in New Haven County. Covering approximately 7.65 acres in Long Island Sound, it is one of the largest and most valuable of the Thimble Islands.

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

Park

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The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.

Governor Island

Island

Governor Island is one of the Thimble Islands off Stony Creek, a section of Branford, Connecticut. It has 14 residences, although none are inhabited year-round.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Branford and Guilford.

Branford

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Branford is a city of 28,000 people in the Greater New Haven region of Connecticut. Branford has six historic districts that are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places.

Guilford

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Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.

North Branford

Town

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North Branford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 13,544 at the 2020 census.

Wies Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Branford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.2769° or 41° 16′ 37″ north

Longitude

-72.7599° or 72° 45′ 36″ west

Open location code

87H976GR+Q2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 731224588

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Stony Creek and Pine Orchard.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Stony Creek Cemetery and Vedder Preserve.

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