Higganum

Higganum is a village and census-designated place in the town of , a part of Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 2,089 at the 2020 census.
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Village with 1,700 residents
  • Description: village and census-designated place in the town of Haddam, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Higganum Village”, “Higganum, Connecticut”, “Higganum, CT”, “Higganumpus”, and “Hockanum”
  • Postal code: 06441

Places of Interest

Highlights include George Dudley Seymour State Park and Hurd State Park.

Nature reserve
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is a public recreation area occupying 222 acres on the east bank of the in the town of , . abuts the park to the north.

Nature reserve
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is a public recreation area lying adjacent to on the east bank of the in the town of , . is situated 2 miles northeast of Higganum.

Museum
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The is an American historic house museum in , . It consists of a gambrel-roofed house built circa 1800, along with a garden and grounds. The museum is open year-round. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Higganum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Haddam Center Historic District and Haddam.

Neighborhood
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The is a 267-acre historic district encompassing the institutional and residential center of the town of that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989 as a result of efforts by the Haddam Historical Society.

Town
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is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the . The population was 8,452 at the time of the 2020 census. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Higganum.

Hamlet
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is a village in the town of , Middlesex County, , United States, on Connecticut Route 151, north of the town center. It was originally named Lord's Mills after a local vegetable oil watermill, the first in Connecticut. is situated 4 miles east of Higganum.

Higganum

Latitude
41.49648° or 41° 29′ 47″ north
Longitude
-72.55879° or 72° 33′ 32″ west
Population
1,700
Elevation
69 feet (21 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US HIG
Open location code
87H9FCWR+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158840792
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4836058
Wiki­data ID
Q754820
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Bulgarian to Welsh—“Higganum” goes by many names.
  • Bulgarian: “Хиганум”
  • Cebuano: “Higganum”
  • Chechen: “Гигганем”
  • Chinese: “Higganum”
  • Chinese: “希格納姆”
  • Dutch: “Higganum”
  • French: “Higganum”
  • German: “Higganum”
  • Gilaki: “هیگنوم (کنتيکت)”
  • Gilaki: “هیگنوم”
  • Hungarian: “Higganum”
  • Irish: “Higganum”
  • Ladin: “Higganum”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Higganum”
  • Newari: “हिग्ग्यानम, कनेक्टिकट”
  • Newari: “हिग्ग्यानम”
  • Persian: “هیگانوم، کنتیکت”
  • Persian: “هیگانوم”
  • Polish: “Higganum”
  • Portuguese: “Higganum”
  • Russian: “Хигганум”
  • Serbian: “Higganum, Connecticut”
  • Serbian: “Higganum”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Higganum, Connecticut”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Higganum”
  • South Azerbaijani: “هیقانوم، کنتیکت”
  • Spanish: “Higganum (Connecticut)”
  • Spanish: “Higganum”
  • Tatar: “Гигганем”
  • Turkish: “Higganum”
  • Ukrainian: “Гігганем”
  • Urdu: “ہیگینم، کنیکٹیکٹ”
  • Uzbek: “Higganum”
  • Uzbek: “Ҳигганум”
  • Volapük: “Higganum”
  • Welsh: “Higganum, Connecticut”
  • Welsh: “Higganum”

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