Major Besse Park

Major Besse Park is a park in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Major Besse Park is situated nearby to the hamlet West Torrington, as well as near Wrightville.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Warner Theatre and Charlotte Hungerford Hospital.

Warner Theatre

Theater building

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The Warner Theatre is an Art-Deco style movie palace located at 68-82 Main Street in Torrington, Connecticut. It opened on August 19, 1931 as part of the Warner Bros. chain of movie theaters. Warner Theatre is situated 1½ miles southeast of Major Besse Park.

Charlotte Hungerford Hospital

Hospital

The Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is a 109-bed community hospital located in Torrington, Connecticut. It also provides emergency department and other services at the Winsted Health Center, owned by a private foundation in the historic building that housed the Litchfield County Hospital, later known as Winsted Memorial Hospital. Charlotte Hungerford Hospital is situated 1½ miles southeast of Major Besse Park.

Coe Memorial Park

Park

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Coe Memorial Park is located in Torrington, Connecticut. Coe Memorial Park is situated 1½ miles southeast of Major Besse Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Torrington Historic District and Torrington.

Downtown Torrington Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Downtown Torrington Historic District encompasses the historic central downtown area of Torrington, Connecticut. Centered on a crossing of the Naugatuck River, the 56-acre historic district is well-represented with architecture from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries.

Torrington

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Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States.

East Litchfield

Hamlet

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East Litchfield is an unincorporated village in the town of Litchfield, Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The village of East Litchfield sits at the crossroads of the highways that connect Waterbury and Torrington; Hartford and Litchfield and the Naugatuck River that connects communities from Bridgeport to Winsted. East Litchfield is situated 4 miles south of Major Besse Park.

Major Besse Park

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

41.81427° or 41° 48′ 51″ north

Longitude

-73.14637° or 73° 8′ 47″ west

Elevation

646 feet (197 metres)

Open location code

87H8RV73+PF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43399280

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4838150

Wikidata ID

Q31817846

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In Other Languages

“Major Besse Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Major Besse Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as West Torrington and Wrightville.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Town Open Space and Litchfield County Christian Church.

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