Peacock Island (Connecticut)

Peacock Island is the smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway.[1] The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, west of Carting Island, southwest of Long Island (Connecticut), 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

41°12′43″N 73°6′39″W

  • Elevation: ~3 feet (0.91 m) [3]
  • The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5,000 ppb.[4]

Transportation

All transportation to and from the island is by boat.

Notes
  1. "Housatonic River Islands". Town of Stratford. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  2. "Machine Locations" (PDF). Connecticut Department of Transportation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  3. "Peacock Island, Connecticut Latitude/Longitude".
  4. Jallow, Billo; Welch, Patrick; Goldoff, Beth; Varekamp, Johan. "MERCURY IN HOUSATONIC RIVER AND STILL RIVER SEDIMENTS: A LEGACY OF DANBURY (CT) HATMAKING". Archived from the original on 5 September 2008. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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