Groton

The City of Groton is a dependent political subdivision of the town of , United States. The city was settled in 1655 as , and the area developed into the principal village of the town of Groton.
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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.

Arts center
The is a non-profit performing arts center and cinema located at 325 State Street at the corner of Huntington Street in .

Park
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a massive granite fort near the mouth of the in , managed as State Park by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Railway station
is a railroad station on the Northeast Corridor located in downtown , 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.

is a city on the southeastern coast of . 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.

is a town in New London County, Connecticut, located on the . It is the home of General Dynamics Electric Boat, which is the major contractor for submarine work for the United States Navy.

is a town in New London County, , United States. It is named after , . The town is part of the .

Groton

Latitude
41.3568° or 41° 21′ 25″ north
Longitude
-72.0832° or 72° 4′ 60″ west
Population
10,400
Elevation
49 feet (15 metres)
Open location code
87H99W48+PP
Open­Street­Map ID
node 8936564299
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
7316466
Wiki­data ID
Q626038
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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

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

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