Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park

Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park is a park in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Murdock Avenue. Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park is situated nearby to the hamlet East Meriden, as well as near North Farms.

Type: Park
Description: park in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Address: 528 Murdock Avenue, Meriden, CT 06450

Places of Interest

Highlights include Beseck Mountain and Curtis Memorial Library.

Beseck Mountain

Peak

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Besek Mountain also known as Black Mountain, est. 840 feet, is a traprock mountain ridge located 4.75 miles southeast of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.

Curtis Memorial Library

Community center

The Curtis Memorial Library, now the Augusta Curtis Cultural Center, is a historic former library building at 175 East Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Curtis Memorial Library is situated 2½ miles northwest of Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park.

Powder Ridge Ski Area

Powder Ridge Ski Area is a ski area located in Middlefield, Connecticut, United States. It began operations on January 22, 1961, closed in 2007, and reopened in 2013 as Powder Ridge Mountain Park & Resort. Powder Ridge Ski Area is situated 1½ miles east of Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meriden and Yalesville.

Meriden

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Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.

Yalesville

Village

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Yalesville is an unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808. Yalesville is situated 3 miles southwest of Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park.

Middlefield

Middlefield is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 4,217 at the 2020 census. The town includes the village of Rockfall in the northeastern section.

Benjamin J Nessing Memorial Park

Category: recreation area
Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.506° or 41° 30′ 22″ north

Longitude

-72.77182° or 72° 46′ 19″ west

Elevation

312 feet (95 metres)

Open location code

87H9G64H+C7

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43440634

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

GeoNames ID

5282218

Wikidata ID

Q31814787

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as East Meriden and North Farms.

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Highlights include Ives Pond and Saint John Lutheran Church.

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