Orchard Hill Detention Pond

Orchard Hill Detention Pond is in Town of Glastonbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Orchard Hill Detention Pond is situated nearby to the neighborhood Hopewell, as well as near the hamlet Glastonbury Center.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Welles-Shipman-Ward House and John Hollister House.

Welles-Shipman-Ward House

Museum

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The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is a historic house museum at 972 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1755, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture, with the largest period fireplace in Connecticut.

John Hollister House

Historic building

The John Hollister House is a historic house at 14 Tryon Street in the South Glastonbury village of Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built about 1675, it is the town's oldest surviving colonial structure, built by one of its early settlers.

South Glastonbury Public Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocky Hill and Glastonbury.

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.

Glastonbury

Town

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Glastonbury is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, officially founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.

Glastonbury Center

Hamlet

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Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place that constitutes the densely populated center of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glastonbury Center had a population of 8,459.

Orchard Hill Detention Pond

Type: Wetland
Category: body of water
Location: Town of Glastonbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6852° or 41° 41′ 7″ north

Longitude

-72.5782° or 72° 34′ 41″ west

Open location code

87H9MCPC+3P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1004175894

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=wetland

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Hopewell and J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Orchard Hill Detention Pond and Smith Brook Open Space.

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