Tillinghast Preserve

Tillinghast Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, New England. Tillinghast Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Central Village, as well as near Canterbury Center Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Prudence Crandall Museum and March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road.

Prudence Crandall Museum

Museum

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The Prudence Crandall Museum is a historic house museum, sometimes called the Elisha Payne House for its previous owner. It is located on the southwest corner of the junction of Connecticut Routes 14 and 169, on the Canterbury, Connecticut village green.

March Route of Rochambeau’s Army: Old Canterbury Road

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Old Canterbury Road is a historic site in Plainfield, Connecticut along the 1781 and/or 1782 march routes of Rochambeau's army.

Canterbury Green

Park

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Canterbury Green is a park.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plainfield and Canterbury.

Plainfield

Town

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Plainfield is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 14,973 at the 2020 census.

Canterbury

Village

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Canterbury is a town in Windham County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 5,045 at the 2020 census.

Moosup

Suburb

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Moosup is a village and census-designated place in the town of Plainfield, Connecticut, in the United States. The population was 3,166 at the 2024 census.

Tillinghast Preserve

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

41.714° or 41° 42′ 51″ north

Longitude

-71.9409° or 71° 56′ 27″ west

Operator

Wyndham Land Trust

Open location code

87HCP375+JJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 952782891

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Central Village and Canterbury Center Historic District.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sugar Brook Field Trial and Wildlife Management Area and Cornell Cemetery.

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