Quinnipiac Recreation Area

Quinnipiac Recreation Area is a park in Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Quinnipiac Recreation Area is situated nearby to the nature reserve Seeley Acres, as well as near Cheshire Street Cemetery.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Castle Craig and Manson Youth Institution.

Castle Craig

Scenic viewpoint

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Castle Craig, located on East Peak in the Hanging Hills, is constructed of trap rock and is 32 feet in height and has a base 58 feet in circumference. A metal interior stairway is used to ascend the observation deck on top. Castle Craig is situated 2½ miles northeast of Quinnipiac Recreation Area.

Manson Youth Institution

Prison

Manson Youth Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men under the age of 21. It is located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut. Although it has a capacity of 679, it currently houses less than half that. Manson Youth Institution is situated 1½ miles west of Quinnipiac Recreation Area.

Cheshire Correctional Institution

Prison

Cheshire Correctional Institution is a Connecticut Department of Correction state prison for men located in Cheshire, New Haven County, Connecticut. The facility was built beginning in 1910, partly by the inmates of the Wethersfield State Prison, and opened in 1913 as the Cheshire Reformatory for male youths ages 16 to 24. Cheshire Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles west of Quinnipiac Recreation Area.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Milldale and Cheshire.

Milldale

Village

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Milldale is a neighborhood in the incorporated town of Southington, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. Milldale is situated 3 miles northwest of Quinnipiac Recreation Area.

Cheshire

Town

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Cheshire, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Cheshire is situated 3 miles southwest of Quinnipiac Recreation Area.

Meriden

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Meriden is a city in the Connecticut River Valley. Although not a major tourist destination, it does have an architecturally notable center.

Quinnipiac Recreation Area

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.53316° or 41° 31′ 59″ north

Longitude

-72.86877° or 72° 52′ 8″ west

Open location code

87H9G4MJ+7F

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43440916

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Seeley Acres and Cheshire Street Cemetery.

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