West Woods
West Woods is a neighborhood in Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. West Woods is situated nearby to the hamlet Mount Carmel Center, as well as near Fernwood Estates.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Mount Sanford.
Mount Carmel Congregational Church
Church
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Mount Carmel Congregational Church and Parish House is a historic church complex at 3280 and 3284 Whitney Avenue and 195 Sherman Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. Mount Carmel Congregational Church is situated 2 miles southeast of West Woods.
Mount Sanford
Peak
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mount Sanford of south-central Connecticut, est. 886 feet, is the high point on a 2.25-mile long traprock mountain ridge located 10 miles northwest of the city of New Haven. Mount Sanford is situated 2½ miles northwest of West Woods.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bethany and Hamden.
Bethany
Photo: Ferrantep2, Public domain.
Bethany is a small town in Connecticut and one of three that compose Amity. It is rapidly growing as a town because it is set back from the rest of the surrounding areas but is in the middle of New Haven and Waterbury, two cities within CT.
Hamden
Photo: Streetsim, Public domain.
Hamden is a suburb of the city of New Haven, Connecticut. Quinnipiac University has a significant impact on the town. The town's nickname is "The Land of the Sleeping Giant". It had about 59,500 in 2025.
Centerville
Neighborhood
Centerville, originally spelled Centreville, is a neighborhood in the east-central portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is the location of Hamden Town Hall and other major town government buildings. Centerville is situated 3½ miles south of West Woods.
West Woods
- Type: Neighborhood
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.43253° or 41° 25′ 57″ northLongitude
-72.92864° or 72° 55′ 43″ westOpen location code
87H9C3MC+2GOpenStreetMap ID
node 6700769035OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhood
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