Nells Island
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Nells Island is the larger of two islands owned by Milford, Connecticut
at the mouth of the Housatonic River
. It is directly across the river from the American Shakespeare Theatre
in Stratford, Connecticut
. The island is uninhabited but is designated as a "miscellaneous open space" by the City of Milford. It is about 3 foot (0.9144 m) above sea level.
Milford, Connecticut
Milford is a coastal city in southwestern New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, located between Bridgeport and New Haven. The population was 52,759 at the 2010 census...
at the mouth of 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...
. It is directly across the river from the American Shakespeare Theatre
American Shakespeare Theatre
The American Shakespeare Theatre was a theater company based in Stratford, Connecticut, United States. It was formed in 1955 by Lawrence Langner, Lincoln Kirstein, and Joseph Verner Reed. Plays were produced at the Festival Theatre in Stratford from 1955 until the company ceased operations in...
in Stratford, Connecticut
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....
. The island is uninhabited but is designated as a "miscellaneous open space" by the City of Milford. It is about 3 foot (0.9144 m) above sea level.