East Meriden

East Meriden is a hamlet in Town of Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. East Meriden is situated nearby to the hamlet Beseck Lake, as well as near Baileyville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Francis T. Maloney High School and Beseck Mountain.

Francis T. Maloney High School

School

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Francis T. Maloney High School is a public school located in Meriden, Connecticut. The student body makeup is 51 percent male and 49 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 64 percent.

Beseck Mountain

Peak

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Besek Mountain also known as Black Mountain, est. 840 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 4.75 miles southeast of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Chauncey Peak

Peak

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Chauncey Peak, 688 feet, is a traprock mountain located 2 miles northeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Chauncey Peak is situated 2 miles north of East Meriden.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meriden and Middlefield.

Meriden

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Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.

Middlefield

Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.

Highland Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Highland Historic District is a U.S. historic district in Middletown, Connecticut. Centered at the junction of Atkins Street and Country Club Road, the district encompasses a collection of well-preserved 18th and 19th-century architecture, including some of Middletown's oldest surviving buildings. Highland Historic District is situated 3 miles northeast of East Meriden.

East Meriden

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Meriden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.52982° or 41° 31′ 47″ north

Longitude

-72.76149° or 72° 45′ 41″ west

Elevation

331 feet (101 metres)

Open location code

87H9G6HQ+WC

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158863728

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4833487

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