Gilbert Tract

Gilbert Tract is a nature reserve in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Gilbert Tract is situated nearby to the neighborhood Middlebury Center Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Hillcrest.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Quassy Amusement Park and Lake Quassapaug.

Quassy Amusement Park

Theme park

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Quassy Amusement Park is an amusement and waterpark in Middlebury, Connecticut, and is one of only 11 trolley parks still operating in the United States.

Lake Quassapaug is a 296-acre lake located in Middlebury, Connecticut. It is home to Quassy Amusement Park. The lake also hosts six private outing clubs, including the Lake Quassapaug Outing Club and the Quassapaug Sailing Center.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Waterbury and Middlebury.

Waterbury

Photo: Daniel Case, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Waterbury is a small city in Connecticut that calls itself Brass City because its industrial base was built on metal industries, including silver, but particularly brass.

Middlebury

Town

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Middlebury is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,574 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

Oakville

Suburb

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Oakville is a census-designated place and neighborhood section of Watertown, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oakville had a population of 9,504.

Gilbert Tract

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.5368° or 41° 32′ 13″ north

Longitude

-73.1204° or 73° 7′ 14″ west

Operator

Middlebury Land Trust

Open location code

87H8GVPH+PR

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1202987134

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Middlebury Center Historic District and Hillcrest.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fenn’s Pond and William & Mary Woods.

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