Deans Reservoir

Deans Reservoir is a reservoir in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Deans Reservoir is situated nearby to the village Old Mystic, as well as near the neighborhood Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and Mystic Seaport Marine Museum.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

Public aquarium

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only three U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

Photo: Joethon, Public domain.

Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of Deans Reservoir.

Whitehall Mansion

Building

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Whitehall Mansion is a historic house at 42 Whitehall Avenue in the Stonington side of Mystic, Connecticut. Built about 1771 for a local physician and politician, it is a fine example of late Georgian architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Old Mystic and Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District.

Old Mystic

Village

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Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the towns of Groton and Stonington Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Old Mystic had a population of 3,493. Old Mystic is situated 2 miles northwest of Deans Reservoir.

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in the village of Mystic in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum. Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Deans Reservoir.

Mystic

Photo: peasap, CC BY 2.0.

Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Deans Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.37685° or 41° 22′ 37″ north

Longitude

-71.92937° or 71° 55′ 46″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

87HC93GC+P7

GeoNames ID

4832619

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