Groton
The City of Groton is a dependent political subdivision of the town of Groton, Connecticut, United States. The city was settled in 1655 as Groton Bank, and the area developed into the principal village of the town of Groton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 10,400 residents
- Description: dependent political subdivision of the town of Groton, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “City of Groton”, “City of Groton, Connecticut”, “Groton (city), Connecticut”, and “Groton, Connecticut”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Garde Arts Center and Fort Trumbull.
Garde Arts Center
Arts center
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The Garde Arts Center is a non-profit performing arts center and cinema located at 325 State Street at the corner of Huntington Street in New London, Connecticut.
Fort Trumbull
Park
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Fort Trumbull is a massive granite fort near the mouth of the Thames River in New London, Connecticut, managed as Fort Trumbull State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
New London Union Station
Railway station
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New London Union Station is a railroad station on the Northeast Corridor located in downtown New London, Connecticut, United States. Union Station is a station stop for most Amtrak Northeast Regional trains and all CT Rail Shore Line East commuter rail trains, making it the primary railroad station in southeastern Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New London and Groton.
New London
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New London is a city on the southeastern coast of Connecticut. It is most well-known for its rich maritime history and for being the location of the United States Coast Guard Academy and Connecticut College.
Groton
Photo: Victor-ny, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Groton is a town in New London County, Connecticut, located on the Thames River. It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy.
Waterford
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Waterford is a town in New London County, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Waterford, Ireland. The town is part of the Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region.
Groton
- Categories: political subdivison and locality
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3568° or 41° 21′ 25″ northLongitude
-72.0832° or 72° 4′ 60″ westPopulation
10,400Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)Open location code
87H99W48+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 8936564299OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
7316466Wikidata ID
Q626038
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Waray—“Groton” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “غروتون”
- Chechen: “Гротон (гӀала, Коннектикут)”
- Chechen: “Гротон”
- Chinese: “格罗顿市”
- Chinese: “格羅頓市”
- Finnish: “Groton”
- French: “Groton”
- German: “Groton”
- Italian: “Groton”
- Japanese: “グロトン”
- Malagasy: “Groton, Connecticut”
- Malagasy: “Groton”
- Marathi: “ग्रोटॉन (शहर)”
- Marathi: “ग्रोटॉन शहर”
- Marathi: “ग्रोटॉन सिटी”
- Persian: “گروتون، کنتیکت”
- Persian: “گروتون”
- Portuguese: “Groton”
- Serbian: “Гротон”
- Spanish: “Groton”
- Swedish: “Groton”
- Tatar: “Гротон (шәһәр, Коннектикут)”
- Tatar: “Гротон”
- Turkish: “Groton, Connecticut”
- Turkish: “Groton”
- Ukrainian: “Гротон”
- Urdu: “گروٹون، کنیکٹیکٹ”
- Urdu: “گروٹون”
- Vietnamese: “Groton (thành phố)”
- Vietnamese: “Groton, Connecticut”
- Waray (Philippines): “Groton (city)”
- Waray (Philippines): “Groton, Connecticut”
- Waray (Philippines): “Groton”
- “Groton”
- “Groton (city), Connecticut”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Groton Bank Historic District and Downtown New London.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Groton City Post Office and Islamic Center of New London.
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