Mystic Reservoir

Mystic Reservoir is a reservoir in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Mystic Reservoir is situated nearby to the neighborhood Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District, as well as near the locality Mystic Seaport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration and Mystic Seaport Marine Museum.

Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration

Public aquarium

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only three U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England.

Mystic Seaport Marine Museum

Theme park

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Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored. Mystic Seaport Marine Museum is situated 1½ miles west of Mystic Reservoir.

Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House

Museum

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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate. Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is situated 2 miles southeast of Mystic Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District and Mystic.

Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District is located in the village of Mystic in Stonington, Connecticut. Its main focus is the former Rossie Velvet Mill, a large brick industrial facility on the east side of Greenmanville Avenue that is now a research center for the nearby Mystic Seaport Museum.

Mystic

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Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.

Mystic Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Mystic Bridge Historic District is a historic district in the village of Mystic, Connecticut on the Stonington side of the Mystic River. It includes the Mystic Seaport Museum, whose grounds and floating vessels represent the area's history, and the 1924 Mystic River Bascule Bridge. Mystic Bridge Historic District is situated 2 miles southwest of Mystic Reservoir.

Mystic Reservoir

Type: Reservoir
Also known as: “Palmer Pond”
Category: body of water
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36645° or 41° 21′ 59″ north

Longitude

-71.93444° or 71° 56′ 4″ west

Elevation

43 feet (13 metres)

Open location code

87HC9388+H6

GeoNames ID

4839156

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