Williams Preserve

Williams Preserve is a nature reserve in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Williams Preserve is situated near the village Eagleville, as well as near Mansfield Depot.

Places of Interest

Highlights: Booth & Dimock Memorial Library and Underwood Island.

Booth & Dimock Memorial Library

Library

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY 4.0.

Underwood Island

Islet

Underwood Island is a small lake island in Wangumbaug Lake in Coventry, Connecticut. It is about two acres in size, and is privately owned. The island has a pond on it, and was named for both its condition and the legend that it was visited by the owner of Underwood Typewriter Co. and his wife.

Captain Nathan Hale Monument

Memorial

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

The Captain Nathan Hale Monument is a 45-foot obelisk in Coventry, Connecticut, built in 1846 in honor of Nathan Hale, the Revolutionary War hero, who was born in Coventry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Storrs and Coventry.

Storrs

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.

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.

Coventry

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Coventry is a town in Tolland County and in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. The population was 12,235 at the 2020 census. The birthplace of Captain Nathan Hale, Coventry is home to the Nathan Hale Homestead, which is now a museum open to the public.

Mansfield Depot

Village

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mansfield Depot is a village.

Williams Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.7895° or 41° 47′ 22″ north

Longitude

-72.2955° or 72° 17′ 44″ west

Operator

Coventry Conservation Commission

Open location code

87H9QPQ3+RQ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 815561547

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Eagleville and Hilltop Apartments.

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Highlights: Elizabeth Couch Preserve and Root Road Open Space.

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