Quaker Hill
Quaker Hill is a village or neighborhood in the town of Waterford, in the southeastern part of Connecticut, United States. It is located in the northeastern corner of the town, on the west bank of the Thames River north of New London, and centered on the intersection of the Old Norwich Road and the Old Colchester Road.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village
- Description: village in Connecticut
- Also known as: “Quaker Hill, Connecticut”, “Quaker Hill, CT”, and “Waterford”
- Postal code: 06375
Places of Interest
Highlights include Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish and Submarine Force Library and Museum.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish
Church
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish - designated for Polish immigrants in Quaker Hill, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1904, it is one of the Polish-American Roman Catholic parishes in New England in the Diocese of Norwich.
Submarine Force Library and Museum
Museum
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The United States Navy Submarine Force Library and Museum is located on the Thames River in Groton, Connecticut. It is the only submarine museum managed exclusively by the Naval History & Heritage Command division of the Navy, and this makes it a repository for many special submarine items of national significance, including USS Nautilus . Submarine Force Library and Museum is situated 1½ miles southeast of Quaker Hill.
Lyman Allyn Museum of Art
Museum
The Lyman Allyn Art Museum is located in New London, Connecticut, and was founded in 1926 by Lyman Allyn's daughter Harriet Upson Allyn. Its collection includes European and non-Western art as well as American fine and decorative art, 17th-century European works on paper, 19th-century American paintings, and contemporary art. Lyman Allyn Museum of Art is situated 2 miles south of Quaker Hill.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Quaker Hill Historic District and Uncasville.
Quaker Hill Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.
The Quaker Hill Historic District encompasses the center a mainly residential village in northeastern Waterford, Connecticut. Running in a mostly linear fashion along Old Norwich Road between Connecticut Route 32 and Richard Grove Road, the area first grew…
Uncasville
Suburb
Gales Ferry
Village
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Gales Ferry is a census-designated place and village in the town of Ledyard, Connecticut, United States. It is located along the eastern bank of the Thames River. Gales Ferry is situated 2 miles northeast of Quaker Hill.
Quaker Hill
Latitude
41.40376° or 41° 24′ 14″ northLongitude
-72.1124° or 72° 6′ 45″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87H9CV3Q+G2OpenStreetMap ID
node 158821872OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Volapük—“Quaker Hill” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “桂格山”
- French: “Quaker Hill”
- Polish: “Quaker Hill”
- Turkish: “Quaker Hill”
- Volapük: “Quaker Hill (Connecticut)”
- Volapük: “Quaker Hill (CT)”
- Volapük: “Quaker Hill, Connecticut”
- Volapük: “Quaker Hill, CT”
- Volapük: “Quaker Hill”
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