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
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Plainfield and Canterbury.
Plainfield
Town
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: Recline, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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
Photo: JJBers, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.714° or 41° 42′ 51″ northLongitude
-71.9409° or 71° 56′ 27″ westOperator
Wyndham Land TrustOpen location code
87HCP375+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 952782891OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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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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