Hospital Rock
Hospital Rock is an archaeological site in Town of Plainville, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Hospital Rock is situated nearby to Pinnacle Rock, as well as near Metacomet Pond.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rattlesnake Mountain and Pinnacle Rock.
Rattlesnake Mountain
Peak
Rattlesnake Mountain is a traprock mountain, 750 feet above sea level, located 9 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the town of Farmington. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border.
Pinnacle Rock
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Pinnacle Rock, 600 feet, is a traprock mountain peak located 10 miles southwest of Hartford, Connecticut, in the towns of Farmington and Plainville. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Pinnacle Rock is situated 1,900 feet west of Hospital Rock.
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School
School
E. C. Goodwin Technical High School, or Goodwin Tech, is a technical high school located in New Britain, Connecticut. It is in the Connecticut Technical Education and Career System. It receives students from many nearby towns. E. C. Goodwin Technical High School is situated 1 mile east of Hospital Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Farmington and Farmington Historic District.
Farmington
Photo: Akash Belakawadi, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.
Farmington Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Farmington Historic District encompasses a 275-acre area of the town center of Farmington, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1972. Farmington Historic District is situated 2 miles north of Hospital Rock.
Plainville
Town
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Plainville is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 17,525 at the 2020 census. Plainville is situated 2½ miles southwest of Hospital Rock.
Hospital Rock
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Inscription: “Ancient names of smallpox patients, 66 inscriptions in total.”
- Categories: tourism, archaeological site, and historic site
- Location: Town of Plainville, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.69196° or 41° 41′ 31″ northLongitude
-72.826° or 72° 49′ 34″ westOpen location code
87H9M5RF+QJOpenStreetMap ID
node 8402409770OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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