Whetten Woods Protected Open Space

Whetten Woods Protected Open Space is a nature reserve in Town of Mansfield, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Whetten Woods Protected Open Space is situated nearby to the neighborhood Downtown Storrs, as well as near South Campus.

Places of Interest

Highlights include William Benton Museum of Art and Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry.

William Benton Museum of Art

Museum

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The William Benton Museum of Art is a public fine arts museum located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut. The Benton houses a permanent collection of over 6,500 artistic works and hosts special exhibitions, concerts, campus art walks, and other events.

Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Museum

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The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry is a public museum of puppetry operated by the University of Connecticut. The museum is located near the main UConn campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts

Theater building

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The Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts is a public performing arts venue located on the University of Connecticut's main campus in Storrs, Connecticut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Storrs and Mansfield.

Storrs

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Storrs is a village and census-designated place in the town of Mansfield in eastern Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is part of the Capitol Planning Region.

Mansfield

Town

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Mansfield is a town in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 25,892 at the 2020 census.

Mansfield Center

Village

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Mansfield Center is a village within the town of Mansfield in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. The village is the basis of a census-designated place of the same name; as of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 1,021.

Whetten Woods Protected Open Space

Type: Nature reserve
Also known as: “Whetten Woods (Town)”
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Mansfield, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.8046° or 41° 48′ 16″ north

Longitude

-72.2389° or 72° 14′ 20″ west

Operator

Town of Mansfield

Open location code

87H9RQ36+RC

OpenStreetMap ID

way 674343200

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

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