Wrightville

Wrightville is a hamlet in Town of Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Wrightville is situated nearby to the hamlet West Torrington, as well as near Drakeville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Major Besse Park and Sunnybrook State Park.

Sunnybrook State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 464 acres in the town of Torrington, Connecticut. The state park is the southwestern terminus for the blue-blazed John Muir Trail which crosses Paugnut State Forest for two miles to the loop trail at Burr Pond State Park.

Warner Theatre

Theater building

Photo: Torrct, Public domain.

The Warner Theatre is an Art-Deco style movie palace located at 68-82 Main Street in Torrington, Connecticut. It opened on August 19, 1931 as part of the Warner Bros. chain of movie theaters. Warner Theatre is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wrightville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Torrington Historic District and Torrington.

Downtown Torrington Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Downtown Torrington Historic District encompasses the historic central downtown area of Torrington, Connecticut. Centered on a crossing of the Naugatuck River, the 56-acre historic district is well-represented with architecture from the mid-19th to early 20th centuries. Downtown Torrington Historic District is situated 2 miles southeast of Wrightville.

Torrington

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States.

Goshen

Village

Goshen is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,150 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. Goshen is situated 4 miles west of Wrightville.

Wrightville

Type: Hamlet
Category: locality
Location: Town of Torrington, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.82871° or 41° 49′ 43″ north

Longitude

-73.149° or 73° 8′ 56″ west

Elevation

699 feet (213 metres)

Open location code

87H8RVH2+F9

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158844716

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4846139

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