Wharton Brook State Park

Wharton Brook State Park is a public recreation area located off U.S. Route 5 in the towns of North Haven and Wallingford, Connecticut. Activities in the 96-acre state park center on Allen Brook Pond, a 5-acre pond that empties into Wharton Brook.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Toyota Oakdale Theatre and Dag Hammarskjold Middle School.

Toyota Oakdale Theatre

Theater building

The Toyota Oakdale Theatre is a multi-purpose performance venue, located in Wallingford, Connecticut. Opened in 1954, the venue consists of an auditorium and domed theatre, known as The Dome at Oakdale. Toyota Oakdale Theatre is situated 1½ miles north of Wharton Brook State Park.

Dag Hammarskjold Middle School

School building

Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven and Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York Metropolitan Area.

Center Street Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Center Street Cemetery is a historic cemetery at 2 Center Street in Wallingford, Connecticut. Established about 1670, it is the town's oldest cemetery, and the burial site for many of the city's civic and industrial leaders. Center Street Cemetery is situated 2 miles north of Wharton Brook State Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallingford and North Haven.

Wallingford

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North Haven

North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States on the outskirts of New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

Pines Bridge Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Pines Bridge Historic District encompasses a historic industrial and commercial village in North Haven, Connecticut. Located just West of the Town Green and centered around the Broadway Bridge over the Quinnipiac River, the village developed first as a commercial hub around a 17th-century bridge at the site, and then as a small industrial village in the 19th century. Pines Bridge Historic District is situated 3 miles southwest of Wharton Brook State Park.

Wharton Brook State Park

Type: Park
Description: State park in New Haven County, Connecticut
Categories: Connecticut state park and recreation area
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.42558° or 41° 25′ 32″ north

Longitude

-72.83641° or 72° 50′ 11″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Named after

Wharton Brook

Open location code

87H9C5G7+6C

OpenStreetMap ID

way 75817635

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

4845640

Wikidata ID

Q7990701

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to German—“Wharton Brook State Park” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wharton Brook State Park”
German: “Wharton Brook State Park”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Quinnipiac and Cook Hill.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include J. A. Gymnastics Training Center and Wharton Brook Natural Area Preserve.

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