River Park
River Park is a nature reserve in Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. River Park is situated nearby to the hamlet Old Avon Village, as well as near Alsop Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Talcott Mountain and Sperry Park.
Talcott Mountain
Peak
Photo: Jehochman, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Talcott Mountain is a 950-foot high point in central Connecticut, lying along a 13-mile trap rock ridge 6 miles west of the city of Hartford. A prominent landscape feature, the ridge forms a continuous line of exposed western cliffs visible across the Farmington River valley from Farmington to Simsbury.
Heublein Tower
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Heublein Tower is a 165-foot-tall architectural tower located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut. It provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline, the Farmington River Valley, and surrounding areas that are particularly spectacular in the fall.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Avon and Canton.
Avon
Avon is a town in the Farmington Valley region of the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. As of 2020, the town had a population of 19,795.
Canton
Town
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Canton is a town, incorporated in 1806, located in the Farmington Valley of Connecticut in the United States. It is part of Connecticut's Capitol Planning Region and the population was 10,124 as of the 2020 census.
East Weatogue Historic District
Neighborhood
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The East Weatogue Historic District is a 490-acre historic district in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.
River Park
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8064° or 41° 48′ 23″ northLongitude
-72.8257° or 72° 49′ 33″ westOpen location code
87H9R54F+GPOpenStreetMap ID
way 43440908OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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