Long Island (Connecticut)

Long Island is the second smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway.[1] The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, northeast of Carting Island and Peacock Island (Connecticut), west of Pope's Flat and south of Fowler Island in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge.[2] The island is uninhabited except for occasional visits by anglers, bird watchers and duck hunters.

## Geography

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41°13′5″N 73°6′48″W﻿ / ﻿41.21806°N 73.11333°W﻿ / 41.21806; -73.11333

* Elevation: ~3 feet (0.91 m) [3]
* The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5000 ppb.[4]

## Transportation

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All transportation to and from the island is by boat.

## Notes

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1. ^ "Stratford, Connecticut - Housatonic River Islands". Archived from the original on 2011-07-17. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
2. ^ "DOT Files" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2012.
3. ^ "Long Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
4. ^ "MERCURY IN HOUSATONIC RIVER AND STILL RIVER SEDIMENTS: A LEGACY OF DANBURY (CT) HATMAKING". gsa.confex.com. Archived from the original on 2003-03-09.

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Islands and peninsulas of Connecticut

Islands|

* Bear Island
* Calf Island
* Carting Island
* Cedar Island
* Charles Island
* Cut in Two Island
* Cuties Island
* Davis Island
* Duck Island
* Elihu Island
* Enders Island
* Falkner Island
* Fayerweather Island
* Fowler Island
* Goat Island
* Goose Island (Guilford)
* Goose Island (Stratford)
* Governor Island
* Grannis Island
* Great Captain Island
* Gull Rock
* Haddam Island
* High Island
* Horse Island
* Kidd's Island
* Kings Island
* Little Pumpkin Island
* Long Island
* Mason's Island
* Menunketesuck Island
* Milford Point
* Minnie Island
* Money Island
* Mother-in-Law Island
* Nells Island
* North and South Brother Islands
* Norwalk Islands
* Outer Island
* Peacock Island
* Pope's Flat
* Pot Island
* Ram Island
* Rogers Island
* Round Rock
* Sandy Point Island
* Sherwood Island
* Thimble Islands
* Tuxis Island
* Underwood Island
* Wooster Island

Peninsulas|

* City Point
* Hay Island
* Lordship
* Shippan Point
* South End of Stamford

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