Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy)
Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) is a nature reserve in Town of Stonington, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy) is situated nearby to the town Stonington, as well as near the locality Wamphassuc Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House and Elihu Island.
Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House
Museum
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The Capt. Nathaniel B. Palmer House is a historic house museum in Stonington, Connecticut, built in 1852–54. The house is a transitional style between the Greek Revival and the Victorian Italianate.
Elihu Island
Island
Elihu Island is a private island off the coast of Stonington, Connecticut. It is located in Wequetequock Cove, just southwest of Goat Island and northeast of the western tip of Sandy Point Island.
Goat Island
Islet
Goat Island is part of Stonington, Connecticut in Wequetequock Cove. It is just northeast of Elihu Island, and is also close to the coast along the Northeast Corridor. Sandy Point Island is nearby southwest along Little Narragansett Bay.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Stonington and Mystic.
Stonington
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Stonington is a town located on Long Island Sound in New London County, Connecticut, United States. The municipal limits of the town include the borough of Stonington, the villages of Pawcatuck, Lords Point, and Wequetequock, and the eastern halves of the villages of 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.
Watch Hill
Photo: Juliancolton, Public domain.
Watch Hill is a district in Westerly, which is a town in Rhode Island. Watch Hill is a wealthy, summer tourist district comprised of two main streets. Most of the homes are summer mansions.
Simmons Preserve (Avalonia Land Conservancy)
Latitude
41.3432° or 41° 20′ 35″ northLongitude
-71.905° or 71° 54′ 18″ westOpen location code
87HC83VV+7XOpenStreetMap ID
way 538559056OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Stonington and Wamphassuc Point.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Richmond Cemetery (North Main Street) and Richard W. Woolworth Library and Research Center.
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