Shenipsit Lake

Shenipsit Lake, known locally as "The Snip", is a natural lake used as a water storage facility with a water size of 522.8 acres located in Tolland County, Connecticut, bordering the towns of , and the Rockville section of , at.
  • Reservoir
  • …has a surface elevation of 505 feet (154 metres)
  • Description: body of water
  • Also known as
    “Lake Snip”
    “M’shenipsac”
    “Mashenupps Pond”
    “Meshenups Pond”
    “Messhanips Pond”
    “Messhenups Pond”
    “Mishenipset Pond”
    “Mishenipsit Lake”
    “Moshenups Pond”
    “Moshenupssauk”
    “Mushenupsuck”
    “Payne Pond”
    “Paynes Mill Pond”
    “Shenaps”
    “Shenepsic Lake”
    “Shenipset”
    “Shenups”
    “Snipsic Lake”
    “Snipsit Lake”

Places of Interest

Discover Talcott Park and Fox Hill.
1½ miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake
Elipongo, Public domain.
Peak
is a peak.
1½ miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake
2 miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rockville and Ellington.
is a census-designated place and a village…
1½ miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake
is a town in Tolland County, , United States.
2½ miles northwest of Shenipsit Lake
is a suburban town in County, Connecticut, United States.
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Latitude
41.88474° or 41° 53′ 5″ north
Longitude
-72.42729° or 72° 25′ 38″ west
Open location code
87H9VHMF+V3
Geo­Names ID
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In Other Languages

“Shenipsit Lake” goes by many names.
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Localities in the Area

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