Downes Marsh
Downes Marsh is a nature reserve in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Downes Marsh is situated nearby to the village Old Mystic, as well as near the neighborhood Burnett’s Corner Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Mystic Seaport Marine Museum and Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration.
Mystic Seaport Marine Museum
Theme park
Photo: Joethon, Public domain.
Mystic Seaport Museum is a maritime museum in Mystic, Connecticut, and the largest in the United States. Its 19-acre site holds a collection of ships and boats and a re-creation of a 19th-century seaport village consisting of more than 60 historic buildings, including many rare commercial structures that were moved to the site and meticulously restored.
Mystic Aquarium & Institute for Exploration
Public aquarium
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Mystic Aquarium is a marine aquarium in Mystic, Connecticut. It is one of only two U.S. facilities holding Steller sea lions, and it has the only beluga whales in New England.
Mystic Museum of Art
Museum
Mystic Museum of Art is a museum of American art at 9 Water Street in Mystic, Connecticut. The Mystic Art Association, an organization of artists who painted in the seacoast town, was founded by Charles Harold Davis in 1913.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mystic and Old Mystic.
Mystic
Mystic is a village that is partly in Groton and partly in Stonington in Connecticut. It is a major tourist destination.
Old Mystic
Village
Photo: KLOTZPLATE, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Old Mystic is a village and census-designated place located in the towns of Groton and Stonington Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Old Mystic had a population of 3,493.
Burnetts Corner
Neighborhood
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Burnetts Corner is a village in the town of Groton, Connecticut, and the site of Burnett's Corner Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Downes Marsh
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.3828° or 41° 22′ 58″ northLongitude
-71.9664° or 71° 57′ 59″ westInception
1971Operator
Avalonia Land ConservancyOpen location code
87HC92MM+4COpenStreetMap ID
way 43440310OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Burnett’s Corner Historic District and Rossie Velvet Mill Historic District.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Saint Patricks Cemetery and Mystic Community Center Open Space.
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