Talcott Mountain State Park
Talcott Mountain State Park is a 574-acre public recreation area located on Talcott Mountain in the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, and Simsbury, Connecticut.Places of Interest
Highlights include Heublein Tower and Talcott Mountain.
Heublein Tower
Heublein Tower is a 165-foot-tall architectural tower located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut. It provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline, the Farmington River Valley, and surrounding areas that are particularly spectacular in the fall.Talcott Mountain
Peak
Talcott Mountain is a 950-foot high point in central Connecticut, lying along a 13-mile trap rock ridge 6 miles west of the city of Hartford. A prominent landscape feature, the ridge forms a continuous line of exposed western cliffs visible across the Farmington River valley from Farmington to Simsbury.
Talcott Mountain Science Center
School
Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement is a non profit corporation in Avon, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the improvement of science education and does so by working directly with students, teachers, and the general public.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Weatogue and East Weatogue Historic District.
Weatogue
Village
Weatogue is a village and census-designated place in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Weatogue had a population of 2,906.
East Weatogue Historic District
Neighborhood
The East Weatogue Historic District is a 490-acre historic district in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. East Weatogue Historic District is situated 1½ miles north of Talcott Mountain State Park.
Avon
Avon is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.Talcott Mountain State Park
- Type: Park
- Description: state Park in USA
- Category: Connecticut state park
- Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.82371° or 41° 49′ 25″ north
Longitude
-72.79899° or 72° 47′ 56″ west
Elevation
899 feet (274 metres)
Open location code
87H9R6F2+FC
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Talcott Mountain State Park” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Talcott Mountain State Park”
- French: “parc d’État Talcott Mountain”
- French: “Parc d’État Talcott Mountain”
- German: “Talcott Mountain State Park”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alsop Corner and Case Corner.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Hoe Pond and King Phillip Mountain.
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