H C Barnes Nature Center

H C Barnes Nature Center is a building in Town of Bristol, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. H C Barnes Nature Center is situated nearby to the nature reserve Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area, as well as near the neighborhood Harts Corner Historic District.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area and American Clock & Watch Museum.

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area

Nature reserve

Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area is a 771-acre nature preserve owned by the state of Connecticut located in Burlington, Connecticut. Operated by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, the preserve focuses on conservation education and features the Sessions Woods Conservation Education Center with displays about area wildlife and a large meeting room. Sessions Woods Wildlife Management Area is situated 1½ miles northwest of H C Barnes Nature Center.

American Clock & Watch Museum

Museum

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The American Clock & Watch Museum, located in Bristol, Connecticut, is one of a very few museums in the United States dedicated solely to horology, which is the history, science and art of timekeeping and timekeepers. American Clock & Watch Museum is situated 2½ miles south of H C Barnes Nature Center.

St. Paul Catholic High School

School

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St. Paul Catholic High School is a private, Roman Catholic high school in Bristol, Connecticut, United States. It is located in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Hartford. Its mascot is the falcon, and its colors are blue, white, and crimson. St. Paul Catholic High School is situated 1½ miles southeast of H C Barnes Nature Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Harts Corner Historic District and Federal Hill Historic District.

Harts Corner Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Hart's Corner Historic District encompasses a microcosm of 19th-century agricultural history in southeastern Burlington, Connecticut. Set at the corner of Stafford and Monce Roads are three farmsteads, dating in age from the 1790s to 1874, all of which are well-preserved specimens of their style. Harts Corner Historic District is situated 2 miles northeast of H C Barnes Nature Center.

Federal Hill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Federal Hill Historic District encompasses a predominantly residential area of Bristol, Connecticut, known for its high-quality 19th and early 20th-century residential architecture. Federal Hill Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of H C Barnes Nature Center.

Endee Manor Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Endee Manor Historic District encompasses a well-preserved and cohesive early 20th-century worker housing area in Bristol, Connecticut. Located on Sherman, Mills and Putnam Streets, the area was built out in a four-month period in 1916-17, and is the largest such development in the city. Endee Manor Historic District is situated 2½ miles south of H C Barnes Nature Center.

H C Barnes Nature Center

Type: Building
Also known as: “Barnes Nature Center”
Category: tourism
Location: Town of Bristol, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.71442° or 41° 42′ 52″ north

Longitude

-72.93956° or 72° 56′ 22″ west

Elevation

341 feet (104 metres)

Open location code

87H9P376+Q5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 403474529

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=nature_centre

GeoNames ID

4835561

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