Connecticut River Valley
CT River Valley is in the New England states of Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont, in the US. It features the Knowledge Corridor region surrounding the Connecticut River's two largest cities, Springfield and Hartford.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Hartford and Middletown.
Hartford
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Hartford is the capital of the state of Connecticut in the United States of America. It is home to the country's oldest public art museum, and the Mark Twain House, in which the author wrote his most famous works and raised his family.
Middletown
Middletown in a small city in Connecticut on the Connecticut River, about 20 miles south of Hartford.
New Britain
New Britain is a city in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located approximately 9 miles southwest of Hartford. The city is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Meriden and Manchester.
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.
Manchester
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Manchester is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, the town had a total population of 59,713.
East Hartford
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East Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 51,045 at the 2020 census. The town is located on the east bank of the Connecticut River, directly across from Hartford.
West Hartford
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West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles west of downtown Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Wethersfield
Wethersfield is a town located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. It is located immediately south of Hartford along the Connecticut River.
Old Saybrook
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Old Saybrook is a city of 10,000 people in Connecticut at the mouth of the Connecticut River. Families and tourists enjoy Old Saybrook's beaches, the high quality of restaurants, and the peaceful and serene atmosphere.
Newington
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Newington is a town in central Connecticut, bordering Hartford, the state capital. Although the center of Newington offers several shops, the shopping center of the town is located along the Berlin Turnpike, which has a slew of stores and restaurants.
Windsor Locks
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Windsor Locks is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. As of the 2020 census, its population was 12,613.
Farmington
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Farmington is a town in Hartford County in the Farmington Valley area of central Connecticut in the United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Enfield
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Enfield is a city of 42,000 people in the Connecticut River Valley. The Enfield Historical District is listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
East Windsor
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East Windsor is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 11,190 at the 2020 census. The town has five villages: Broad Brook, Melrose, Scantic, Warehouse Point and Windsorville.
Cromwell
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Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census.
Windsor
Windsor is a town in Connecticut. It's the state's first English settlement, near the Connecticut River and Hartford. The city has a population of approximately 30,000.
Essex
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Essex is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 6,733 at the 2020 census. It is made up of three villages: Essex Village, Centerbrook, and Ivoryton.
Berlin
Berlin is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 20,175 at the 2020 census. It was incorporated in 1785.
Vernon
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Vernon is the most populous town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 30,215 at the 2020 census.
Tolland
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Tolland is a suburban town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 14,563 at the 2020 census.
East Haddam
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East Haddam is a town of about 9,000 people in the Connecticut River Valley in the state of Connecticut.
Avon
Avon is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.
South Windsor
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South Windsor is a small town in Connecticut it is 5 miles NE of Hartford, Connecticut and 88 mi SW of Boston, Massachusetts. The town is inside the Hartford metropolitan area.
Simsbury
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Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census.
Rocky Hill
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Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census.
Connecticut River Valley
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in the New England region of the United States
- Also known as: “Conecticott River”, “Conitic River”, “Connecticut River”, “Connecticut River Estuary and Tidal River Wetlands Complex”, “Connecticut-River”, “Connecticute River”, “Conniticutt River”, “Counitegou”, “Fort River”, “Fresh River”, “Great River”, “Guonitogou”, “Kwenitegok”, “Kwini-tekwa”, “Manigana-tica-uoit”, “Quinatucquet”, “Quinetucquet”, “Quinnehtukqut”, “Quinni-tukq-ut”, “Quinnihticut”, “Quinnituckett”, “Quionektacut”, “Quon-eh-ti-cut”, “Quon-eh-to-kot”, “Quoneh-tu-cut”, “Quonektacut”, “River Kennecticut”, “Riviere Couni-tegou”, “Riviere des Sokoquois *”, “VarscheRiver”, and “Versche River”
- Category: river
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Connecticut River Valley” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “نهر كونيتيكت”
- Armenian: “Կոնեկտիկուտ (գետ)”
- Armenian: “Կոնեկտիկուտ”
- Asturian: “Ríu Connecticut”
- Basque: “Connecticut ibaia”
- Belarusian: “Канектыкут”
- Bulgarian: “Кънектикът”
- Catalan: “Connecticut”
- Cebuano: “Connecticut River”
- Chinese: “康乃狄克河”
- Chinese: “康涅狄格河”
- Chuvash: “Коннектикут”
- Czech: “Connecticut River”
- Czech: “Connecticut”
- Danish: “Connecticut River”
- Danish: “Connecticut-floden”
- Danish: “Connecticut”
- Danish: “Connecticutfloden”
- Dutch: “Connecticut River”
- Dutch: “Connecticut”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر كونيكتيكوت”
- Esperanto: “Rivero Konektikuto”
- Finnish: “Connecticut”
- Finnish: “Connecticutjoki”
- French: “Connecticut River”
- French: “Connecticut”
- French: “Fleuve Connecticut”
- Galician: “Río Connecticut”
- German: “Connecticut River Valley”
- German: “Connecticut River”
- Greek: “Κοννέκτικατ”
- Hebrew: “נהר קונטיקט”
- Hebrew: “קונטיקט”
- Irish: “Abhainn Connecticut”
- Italian: “Connecticut”
- Italian: “Fiume Connecticut”
- Japanese: “コネチカット川”
- Japanese: “コネチカット川流域”
- Japanese: “コネティカット川”
- Korean: “코네티컷강”
- Lithuanian: “Konektikutas”
- Macedo-Romanian: “Arãulu Connecticut”
- Marathi: “कनेक्टिकट नदी”
- Marathi: “कनेटिकट नदी”
- Mingrelian: “კონექტიკუტი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “კონექტიკუტი”
- Northern Frisian: “Connecticut River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Connecticut River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Connecticut”
- Norwegian: “Connecticut”
- Persian: “رود کنتیکت”
- Polish: “Connecticut”
- Polish: “Rzeka Connecticut”
- Portuguese: “Rio Connecticut”
- Romanian: “Connecticut River”
- Romanian: “Râul Connecticut”
- Russian: “Коннектикут (река)”
- Russian: “Коннектикут”
- Slovenian: “Connecticut River”
- Slovenian: “Connecticut”
- Spanish: “Rio Connecticut”
- Spanish: “Río Connecticut”
- Swahili: “Mto Connecticut”
- Swedish: “Connecticut River”
- Swedish: “Connecticutfloden”
- Tamil: “கனெக்டிகட் ஆறு”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำคอนเนตทิคัต”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำคอนเนทิคัต”
- Turkish: “Connecticut Nehri”
- Venetian: “Connecticut”
- Welsh: “Afon Connecticut”
- Western Frisian: “Konettikut”
- Western Frisian: “Konnetikut”
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