Tuxis Pond

Tuxis Pond, occasionally spelled Tunxis, is a small pond located in the town of Madison in New Haven County, Connecticut. The pond is 3.58 acres in area.

Type: Pond
Description: lake of the United States of America
Also known as: “Tucks Pond”, “Tuckshishoag”, and “Turks Pond”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Deacon John Grave House and Madison station.

Deacon John Grave House

Museum

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Deacon John Grave House, located at 581 Boston Post Road in Madison, Connecticut, is a saltbox house that was built by Deacon John Grave in 1681. The Grave family lived in the house for 300 years.

Madison station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Madison station is a railroad station on the Northeast Corridor located in Madison, Connecticut, United States. It is served by the CT Rail Shore Line East commuter rail service.

Allis-Bushnell House

Museum

Photo: Versageek, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Allis-Bushnell House is a historic house at 853 Boston Post Road U.S. Route 1 in Madison, Connecticut. It was built in 1785 and in 1982, was placed into the National Register of Historic Places.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Madison and Clinton.

Madison

Photo: Stc leo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Madison is a town in New Haven County of Connecticut. It is in the central part of the Connecticut shoreline. The population of Madison was around 18,000 as of 2014. Much of Madison is known for its pricey, historical homes and its miles of beach.

Clinton

Photo: Jeff Bellinger, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clinton is a Connecticut center shoreline town between the Greater New Haven and Connecticut River Valley regions.

Guilford

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.

Tuxis Pond

Categories: lake and body of water
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28078° or 41° 16′ 51″ north

Longitude

-72.59721° or 72° 35′ 50″ west

Elevation

10 feet (3 metres)

Open location code

87H97CJ3+84

OpenStreetMap ID

way 191509759

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

GeoNames ID

4844544

Wikidata ID

Q28455834

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