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 Ellington, Tolland and the Rockville section of Vernon, Connecticut, at.
- Type: Reservoir
- 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”, and “Snipsit Lake”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Talcott Park and Fox Hill.
Fox Hill
Peak
Photo: Elipongo, Public domain.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville and Ellington.
Rockville
Suburb
Ellington
Town
Ellington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. Ellington is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shenipsit Lake.
Shenipsit Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.88474° or 41° 53′ 5″ north
Longitude
-72.42729° or 72° 25′ 38″ west
Elevation
505 feet (154 metres)
Open location code
87H9VHMF+V3
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In Other Languages
“Shenipsit Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shenipsit Lake”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quarryville and Windermere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Hockanum River Dam and Dobsonville Pond.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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