Fireman’s Recreation Area

Fireman’s Recreation Area is a recreation area in Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Fireman’s Recreation Area is situated nearby to the neighborhood Indian Hill Avenue Historic District, as well as near the nature reserve Taylor–Edgewood Open Space.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include River Highlands State Park and Arrigoni Bridge.

River Highlands State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

River Highlands State Park is a public recreation area located on the west bank of the Connecticut River in the town of Cromwell, Connecticut. The 177-acre state park is managed by Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.

Arrigoni Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Denimadept, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 17 and Route 66 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut, to Portland, Connecticut. Arrigoni Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fireman’s Recreation Area.

Middletown–Portland railroad bridge

Bridge

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The Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is a swing truss railroad bridge crossing the Connecticut River and Route 9 in Middletown, Connecticut, just south of the Arrigoni Bridge. Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Fireman’s Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Indian Hill Avenue Historic District and Main Street Historic District.

Indian Hill Avenue Historic District

Neighborhood

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Indian Hill Avenue Historic District encompasses an 18th-century colonial shipbuilding village, overlaid on a historic and prehistoric Native American settlement, in Portland, Connecticut.

Main Street Historic District

Neighborhood

The Main Street Historic District in Cromwell, Connecticut is roughly bounded by Nooks Hill Road, Prospect Hill Road, Wall and West Streets, and New Lane, and Stevens Lane and Main Street.

Cromwell

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Cromwell is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, located within the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 14,225 at the 2020 census. The town is named after Oliver Cromwell, the Lord Protector of England.

Fireman’s Recreation Area

Type: Recreation area
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.59836° or 41° 35′ 54″ north

Longitude

-72.62822° or 72° 37′ 42″ west

Open location code

87H9H9XC+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43437692

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=recreation_ground

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