Peacock Island is the smallest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut (USA), in the Housatonic River between

I-95 Interstate 95 (I-95) is the main north–south Interstate Highway on the East Coast of the United States, running from US Route 1 (US 1) in Miami, Florida, to the Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing between Maine and the Canadia ...

and the

Merritt Parkway The Merritt Parkway (also known locally as "The Merritt") is a limited-access parkway in Fairfield County, Connecticut, with a small section at the northern end in New Haven County. Designed for Connecticut's Gold Coast, the parkway is known ...

. The island is north of the

Moses Wheeler Bridge Moses Wheeler Bridge carries Interstate 95 (Connecticut Turnpike) over the Housatonic River between Stratford and the Devon section of Milford. The current bridge is a 14-span continuous girder and floorbeam structure that carries three (expa ...

, west of

Carting Island Carting Island is the largest of the four islands owned by Stratford, Connecticut in the Housatonic River between I-95 and the Merritt Parkway. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, east of Peacock Island (Connecticut), and southwest of ...

, southwest of Long Island (Connecticut), Pope's Flat, and south of

Fowler Island Fowler Island is the sole island owned by Milford, Connecticut north of I-95 in the Housatonic River. The island is north of the Moses Wheeler Bridge, and south of the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. The island is uninhabited except for occa ...

in Milford and the Igor I. Sikorsky Memorial Bridge. The island is uninhabited except for occasional visits by anglers, bird watchers and duck hunters.

Geography

*Elevation: ~ *The mercury content was evaluated in 2003 at ~300 to 5,000 ppb.

Transportation

All transportation to and from the island is by boat.

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{{authority control Stratford, Connecticut Landforms of Fairfield County, Connecticut River islands of Connecticut Uninhabited islands of the United States