Mystic River
The Mystic River is a 3.4-mile-long estuary in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. Its main tributary is Whitford Brook. It empties into Fishers Island Sound, dividing the village of Mystic, Connecticut between the towns of Groton and Stonington.
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Mistic River”, “Mistick River”, and “Siccanumus River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Mystic Museum of Art and Mystic station.
Mystic Museum of Art
Museum
Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut.
Mystic River Bascule Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystic Bridge Historic District and Mystic.
Mystic
Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut.
Mystic River Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Monsieurdl, Public domain.Mystic River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.34982° or 41° 20′ 59″ north
Longitude
-71.97035° or 71° 58′ 13″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87HC82XH+WV
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Mystic River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Mystic”
- Catalan: “Mystic”
- Cebuano: “Mystic River (suba sa Tinipong Bansa, Connecticut)”
- Cebuano: “Mystic River”
- Danish: “Mystic River (Connecticut)”
- Danish: “Mystic River”
- French: “Mystic River”
- German: “Mystic River (Connecticut)”
- German: “Mystic River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Mystic”
- Spanish: “río Mystic”
- Spanish: “Río Mystic”
- Venetian: “Mystic”
- Welsh: “Afon Mystic”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: West Mystic and Mystic Seaport.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Murphy Point and Mystic Bascule Bridge.
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