Mystic-Eastern
SE Connecticut Planning Region
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Old Mystic

Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the towns of and Connecticut. The population was 3,554 at the 2010 census.
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  • Type: Village with 3,550 residents
  • Description: village and census-designated place located in the town of Stonington in New London County, Connecticut, United States
  • Also known as: “Head of Mistick”, “Head of Mystic”, “Head of the River”, “Mystic”, “Old Mystic, Connecticut”, “Old Mystic, CT”, “Olde Mistick”, “Pequot”, “River Head”, and “Upper Mystic”
  • Postal code: 06372

Places of Interest

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

Public aquarium
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in . It is one of only two U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England.

Theme park
Photo: Joethon, Public domain.
Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in , 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. is situated 2 miles south of Old Mystic.

Building
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The is a historic house at 42 Whitehall Avenue in the side of , . Built about 1771 for a local physician and politician, it is a fine example of late Georgian architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Burnetts Corner and Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District.

Neighborhood
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is a village in the town of , and the site of Burnett's Corner Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Neighborhood
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The is located in the village of in , . 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 Museum. is situated 2 miles south of Old Mystic.

Photo: peasap, CC BY 2.0.
is a village that is partly in and partly in in . It is a major tourist destination.

Old Mystic

Latitude
41.39149° or 41° 23′ 29″ north
Longitude
-71.96174° or 71° 57′ 42″ west
Population
3,550
Elevation
13 feet (4 metres)
Open location code
87HC92RQ+H8
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158873345
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
4840015
Wiki­data ID
Q754856
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Old Mystic” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “أولد ميستيك”
  • Basque: “Old Mystic”
  • Catalan: “Old Mystic”
  • Cebuano: “Old Mystic”
  • Chechen: “Олд-Мистик”
  • Chinese: “Old Mystic”
  • Chinese: “舊米斯蒂克”
  • Dutch: “Old Mystic”
  • French: “Old Mystic”
  • German: “Old Mystic”
  • Gilaki: “اؤلد میستیک (کنتيکت)”
  • Gilaki: “اؤلد میستیک”
  • Irish: “Old Mystic”
  • Italian: “Old Mystic”
  • Ladin: “Old Mystic”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Old Mystic”
  • Newari: “ओल्ड मिस्टिक (कनेक्टिकट)”
  • Newari: “ओल्ड मिस्टिक, कनेक्टिकट”
  • Newari: “ओल्ड मिस्टिक”
  • Persian: “اولد میستیک، کنتیکت”
  • Persian: “اولد میستیک”
  • Polish: “Old Mystic”
  • Portuguese: “Old Mystic”
  • Serbian: “Олд Мистик”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Old Mystic, Connecticut”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Old Mystic”
  • South Azerbaijani: “اولد میستیک، کنتیکت”
  • Spanish: “Old Mystic”
  • Tatar: “Олд-Мистик”
  • Turkish: “Old Mystic”
  • Ukrainian: “Олд-Містік”
  • Uzbek: “Old Mystic”
  • Uzbek: “Олд Мйстиc”
  • Volapük: “Old Mystic”
  • Welsh: “Old Mystic, Connecticut”
  • Welsh: “Old Mystic”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Burnett’s Corner Historic District and Quakertown.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Mystic Post Office and Old Mystic History Center.

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