Goodwins Pond

Goodwins Pond is a reservoir in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Goodwins Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Laysville, as well as near Jericho.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hains Park and York Correctional Institution.

Hains Park

Park

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Hains Park is situated 2 miles west of Goodwins Pond.

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. York Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles southeast of Goodwins Pond.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660. Thomas Lee House is situated 2½ miles southeast of Goodwins Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include East Lyme and Niantic.

East Lyme

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East Lyme is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 18,693 at the 2020 census. The villages of Niantic and Flanders are located in the town.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 4 miles southeast of Goodwins Pond.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. Oswegatchie Historic District is situated 4 miles east of Goodwins Pond.

Goodwins Pond

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

41.34836° or 41° 20′ 54″ north

Longitude

-72.26231° or 72° 15′ 44″ west

Elevation

79 feet (24 metres)

Open location code

87H98PXQ+83

GeoNames ID

4835107

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