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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- 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 include Talcott Park and Fox Hill.
Fox Hill
Peak
Photo: Elipongo, Public domain.
Fox Hill is a peak, which is situated 1½ miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rockville and Ellington.
Rockville
Suburb
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Rockville is a census-designated place and a village of the town of Vernon in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region. Rockville is situated 1½ miles southwest of Shenipsit Lake.
Ellington
Town
Ellington is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. Ellington was incorporated in May 1786, from East Windsor. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 16,426. Ellington is situated 2½ miles northwest of Shenipsit Lake.
Tolland
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tolland is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census.
Shenipsit Lake
- Category: body of water
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
“Shenipsit Lake” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Shenipsit Lake”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Quarryville and Windermere.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hockanum River Dam and Dobsonville Pond.
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