Alsop Meadows
Alsop Meadows is a nature reserve in Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Alsop Meadows is situated nearby to the hamlet Alsop Corner, as well as near Old Avon Village.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.
Talcott Mountain Science Center
School
Talcott Mountain Science Center for Student Involvement is a non profit corporation in Avon, Connecticut. It is dedicated to the improvement of science education and does so by working directly with students, teachers, and the general public.
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
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Pine Grove Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Pine Grove Historic District encompasses a well-preserved collection of primarily 19th-century farmsteads, located near one another and a local district school building in Avon, Connecticut.
Alsop Meadows
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8023° or 41° 48′ 8″ northLongitude
-72.8245° or 72° 49′ 28″ westOperator
Town of AvonOpen location code
87H9R52G+W5OpenStreetMap ID
way 43441056OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Satellite Map
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Alsop Corner and Old Avon Village.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include River Park and Corporal Gildo T. Consolini Memorial Bridge.
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