Olin Powder Farm

Olin Powder Farm is a military installation in Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Olin Powder Farm is situated near Hamden Plains United Methodist Church, as well as near the church Bible Gospel Center.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Lake Whitney and Albertus Magnus College.

Lake Whitney

Reservoir

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lake Whitney is a lake in Hamden, Connecticut, that is a part of the Mill River. The lake was a water source for the New Haven, Connecticut, metro area, until its associated treatment plant became antiquated in the 1990s.

Albertus Magnus College

College

Photo: Karlfonza, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Albertus Magnus College is a private Catholic liberal arts college in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1925 by the Dominican Sisters of St. Albertus Magnus College is situated 1¼ miles south of Olin Powder Farm.

Whitneyville Congregational Church

Church

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Whitneyville Congregational Church, now the Whitneyville United Church of Christ, is a historic Congregational Church at 1247-1253 Whitney Avenue in the Whitneyville section of Hamden, Connecticut, United States. Whitneyville Congregational Church is situated 4,100 feet east of Olin Powder Farm.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Highwood and Spring Glen.

Highwood

Neighborhood

Highwood is a neighborhood in the south-central portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, with a mixture of small apartment buildings and single-family, two- and three-family homes.

Spring Glen

Neighborhood

Spring Glen is a neighborhood in the southeastern portion of the town of Hamden, Connecticut. It is primarily residential, mostly single-family homes with a few two-family.

Newhallville

Neighborhood

Newhallville is a neighborhood in the city of New Haven, Connecticut, named for industrialist George Newhall. As delineated on city planning maps, Newhallville is bordered on the north by the town of Hamden, on the east by Winchester Avenue, on the south by Munson Street, on the southwest by Crescent Street, and on the northwest by Fournier Street.

Olin Powder Farm

Type: Military installation
Location: Town of Hamden, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.35032° or 41° 21′ 1″ north

Longitude

-72.9266° or 72° 55′ 36″ west

Open location code

87H9932F+49

OpenStreetMap ID

way 864503696

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=military

OpenStreetMap feature

military=danger_area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Hamden Plains United Methodist Church and Bible Gospel Center.

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