Speer Reserve
Speer Reserve is a nature reserve in Town of Simsbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Speer Reserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Case Corner, as well as near the neighborhood East Weatogue Historic District.Places of Interest
Highlights include Talcott Mountain and Heublein Tower.
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.
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 Simsbury.
Avon
Simsbury
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census.
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.
Speer Reserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Simsbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.8267° or 41° 49′ 36″ northLongitude
-72.7821° or 72° 46′ 56″ westOperator
Wintonbury Land TrustOpen location code
87H9R6G9+M5OpenStreetMap ID
way 548636267OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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