Horse Guard State Park
Horse Guard State Park is a public recreation area covering 105 acres in the town of Avon, Connecticut. The state park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: State park in Hartford County, Connecticut
- Also known as: “Horse Guard State Park Scenic Reserve”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Avon Congregational Church and Sperry Park.
Avon Congregational Church
Church
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The Avon Congregational Church is a Congregational Church building at 6 West Main Street in Avon, Connecticut. Built in 1819 for a congregation founded in 1754, it is a high-quality example of Federal period architecture, and one of the finest works of architect David Hoadley.
Avon Old Farms
School
Avon Old Farms School is a boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut, United States. Theodate Pope Riddle, one of America's first female architects, founded the school in 1927.
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
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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.
Collinsville
Neighborhood
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Collinsville is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canton, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,746 at the 2010 census.
Horse Guard State Park
- Categories: Connecticut state park and recreation area
- Location: Town of Avon, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.8012° or 41° 48′ 4″ northLongitude
-72.8685° or 72° 52′ 6″ westNamed after
Governor’s Foot GuardOpen location code
87H9R42J+FJOpenStreetMap ID
way 69507315OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserveWikidata ID
Q5905436
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In Other Languages
“Horse Guard State Park” goes by many names.
- German: “Horse Guard State Park”
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