Albany Avenue Open Space
Albany Avenue Open Space is a nature reserve in Town of West Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Albany Avenue Open Space is situated nearby to the hamlet Alsop Corner, as well as near Whitings Corner.Places of Interest
Highlights include Talcott Mountain and Talcott Mountain Science Center.
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.
Heublein Tower
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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 West Hartford.
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.
West Hartford
Photo: Ragesoss, CC BY-SA 3.0.
West Hartford is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 5 miles west of downtown Hartford. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region.
Bloomfield
Town
Photo: Sphilbrick, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Bloomfield is a suburb of Hartford in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The town's population was 21,535 at the 2020 census, Bloomfield's highest decennial census count ever.
Albany Avenue Open Space
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of West Hartford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.7968° or 41° 47′ 49″ northLongitude
-72.7935° or 72° 47′ 37″ westOperator
Town of West HartfordOpen location code
87H9Q6W4+PJOpenStreetMap ID
way 43441872OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
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