Mendell’s Folly
Mendell’s Folly is in South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Mendell’s Folly is situated nearby to the nature reserve Van Epps Preserve, as well as near Grobe Hockanum Brook Upland Preserve.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Beacon Falls station and Depot Street Bridge.
Beacon Falls station
Railway station
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Beacon Falls station is a commuter rail stop on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. Beacon Falls station is situated 2½ miles west of Mendell’s Folly.
Depot Street Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Depot Street Bridge is a historic bridge in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, carrying Depot Street over the Naugatuck River. Built in 1935 with federal jobs relief funds, it is one of a small number of surviving Parker through truss bridges in the state. Depot Street Bridge is situated 2 miles west of Mendell’s Folly.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Beacon Falls and Bethany.
Beacon Falls
Village
Beacon Falls is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and is approximately six miles from Waterbury. Beacon Falls is situated 2 miles west of Mendell’s Folly.
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.
Naugatuck
Town
Photo: Bill Hass, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town, part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, had a population of 31,519 as of the 2020 census. Naugatuck is situated 3½ miles northwest of Mendell’s Folly.
Mendell’s Folly
- Type: Sign
- Categories: information and tourism
- Location: South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.45058° or 41° 27′ 2″ northLongitude
-73.02134° or 73° 1′ 17″ westOpen location code
87H8FX2H+6FOpenStreetMap ID
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Notable Places Nearby
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