Great Swamp

Great Swamp is in Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Great Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Fox Hill, as well as near Titicus.

Type: Wetland
Also known as: “Munnecommuck”, “Pequod Swamp”, “Pequot Swamp”, “Picket Swamp”, “Sasqua Swamp”, and “Thousand Acres”
Address: CT

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prospector Theater and Ridgefield Playhouse.

Prospector Theater

Movie theater

Photo: Brianegge, CC0.

Prospector Theater is a movie theater.

The Ridgefield Playhouse is a theater located in Ridgefield, Connecticut, with a capacity of 500. It hosts a variety of entertainment events such as the showing of films, plays and musical performances.

Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum

Museum

Photo: Robacols, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum is located in Ridgefield, Connecticut. The Aldrich has no permanent collection and is the only museum in Connecticut that is dedicated solely to the exhibition of contemporary art.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ridgefield and Branchville.

Ridgefield

Photo: Brianegge, CC0.

Ridgefield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut. Situated in the foothills of the Berkshire Mountains and on the New York state border, Ridgefield had a population of 25,033 as of the 2020 census.

Branchville

Village

Photo: John Henry Twachtman, Public domain.

Branchville is a neighborhood of the town of Ridgefield in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States, and is also the name of a Metro North railroad station.

Georgetown

Village

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Georgetown is a census-designated place in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the area where the towns of Wilton, Redding and Weston meet.

Great Swamp

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

41.28982° or 41° 17′ 23″ north

Longitude

-73.48485° or 73° 29′ 5″ west

Elevation

571 feet (174 metres)

Open location code

87H87GQ8+W3

OpenStreetMap ID

node 368389453

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

GeoNames ID

4835336

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Town Open Space (Hull Place) 2 Parcels and Town Open Space (Lee Road).

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