Goose Island (Connecticut)
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Goose Island is the sole island owned by Stratford, Connecticut
below I-95 in the Housatonic River
. The island is currently a set of three islets
due to erosion running north-south very near the Stratford bank of the river.
The island is south-southwest of the Washington Bridge
, roughly parallel to Housatonic Avenue.
Stratford, Connecticut
Stratford is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, located on Long Island Sound at the mouth of the Housatonic River. It was founded by Puritans in 1639....
below I-95 in the Housatonic River
Housatonic River
The Housatonic River is a river, approximately long, in western Massachusetts and western Connecticut in the United States. It flows south to southeast, and drains about of southwestern New England into Long Island Sound...
. The island is currently a set of three islets
Islet
An islet is a very small island.- Types :As suggested by its origin as islette, an Old French diminutive of "isle", use of the term implies small size, but little attention is given to drawing an upper limit on its applicability....
due to erosion running north-south very near the Stratford bank of the river.
The island is south-southwest of the Washington Bridge
Washington Bridge (Connecticut)
The Washington Bridge carries U.S. Route 1 over the Housatonic River in the U.S. state of Connecticut, connecting the city of Milford to the town of Stratford. Its geographic location is N 41.20037 by W -73.11039...
, roughly parallel to Housatonic Avenue.