Elise Besse Park

Elise Besse Park is a park in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Elise Besse Park is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown Torrington Historic District, as well as near the hamlet West Torrington.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Oliver Wolcott Technical High School and Torrington High School.

Oliver Wolcott Technical High School

School

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Oliver Wolcott Technical High School, Wolcott Tech, or OWTS is a technical high school located in Torrington, Connecticut. It is in the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System.

Torrington High School

School

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Torrington High School is the lone public high school in the city of Torrington, Connecticut, United States. The current high school building opened in 1963 and was renovated in 2000.

Warner Theatre

Theater building

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The Warner Theatre is an Art-Deco style movie palace located at 68-82 Main Street in Torrington, Connecticut. It opened on August 19, 1931 as part of the Warner Bros. chain of movie theaters.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Torrington Historic District and Torrington.

Downtown Torrington Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Torrington Historic District encompasses the historic central downtown area of Torrington, Connecticut. Centered on a crossing of the Naugatuck River, the 56-acre historic district is well-represented with architecture from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries.

Torrington

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Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States.

East Litchfield

Hamlet

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East Litchfield is an unincorporated village in the town of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The village of East Litchfield sits at the crossroads of the highways that connect Waterbury and Torrington; Hartford and Litchfield and the Naugatuck River that connects communities from Bridgeport to Winsted. East Litchfield is situated 3½ miles south of Elise Besse Park.

Elise Besse Park

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.81356° or 41° 48′ 49″ north

Longitude

-73.1123° or 73° 6′ 44″ west

Elevation

656 feet (200 metres)

Open location code

87H8RV7Q+C3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43438691

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4833855

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