Housatonic Meadows State Park

Housatonic Meadows State Park is a public recreation area covering 452 acres along the Housatonic River in the towns of Sharon and Cornwall, Connecticut.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include West Cornwall Covered Bridge and Cornwall Bridge.

West Cornwall Covered Bridge

Bridge

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The West Cornwall Covered Bridge is a wooden covered lattice truss bridge carrying the Sharon-Goshen Turnpike over the Housatonic River in the town of Cornwall, Connecticut. West Cornwall Covered Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Housatonic Meadows State Park.

The Cornwall Bridge is a two-lane, concrete arch bridge carrying U.S. Route 7/Connecticut Route 4 over the Housatonic River and the Housatonic Railroad in northwestern Connecticut. Cornwall Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Housatonic Meadows State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cornwall Bridge and Cornwall.

Cornwall Bridge

Hamlet

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Cornwall Bridge is a census-designated place comprising the hamlets of Cornwall Bridge and Calhoun Corners in the towns of Cornwall and Sharon, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Cornwall Bridge is situated 2 miles south of Housatonic Meadows State Park.

Cornwall

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Cornwall is a town in Connecticut. It is comprised of many small parts from yesteryear, but today is generally divided into three parts, Cornwall Bridge, West Cornwall, and Cornwall Village.

Sharon

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Sharon is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, in the northwest corner of the state. At the time of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 2,680.

Housatonic Meadows State Park

Type: Park
Description: State park in Litchfield County, Connecticut
Categories: Connecticut state park and recreation area
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.84509° or 41° 50′ 42″ north

Longitude

-73.37845° or 73° 22′ 42″ west

Elevation

518 feet (158 metres)

Named after

Housatonic River

Open location code

87H8RJWC+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 359264580

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4836374

Wikidata ID

Q5913504

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Housatonic Meadows State Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Housatonic Meadows State Park”
German: “Housatonic Meadows State Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Cornwall and Ellsworth.

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