Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve

Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Glastonbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on New London Turnpike. Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Glastonbury Center, as well as near the neighborhood J. B. Williams Co. Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include J B Williams Memorial Park and Welles-Shipman-Ward House.

J B Williams Memorial Park

Nature reserve

Named for James Baker Williams, founder of JB Williams Soap Company, J. B. Williams Park is located on Neipsic Road in Glastonbury, Connecticut, just off Route 2. It is a popular park for hiking, softball, fishing, ice-skating, and cross-country skiing.

Welles-Shipman-Ward House

Museum

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The Welles-Shipman-Ward House is a historic house museum at 972 Main Street in South Glastonbury, Connecticut. Built in 1755, it is a well-preserved example of Georgian architecture, with the largest period fireplace in Connecticut.

East Glastonbury Public Library

Library

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Rocky Hill and Glastonbury.

Rocky Hill

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Rocky Hill is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 20,845 at the 2020 census.

Glastonbury

Town

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Glastonbury is a town in the Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, United States, officially founded in 1693 and first settled in 1636. It was named after Glastonbury in Somerset, England.

Glastonbury Center

Hamlet

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Glastonbury Center is a census-designated place that constitutes the densely populated center of Glastonbury in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Glastonbury Center had a population of 8,459.

Whitehouse Family Nature Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Address: New London Turnpike, Glastonbury, CT 06033
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Glastonbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.6902° or 41° 41′ 25″ north

Longitude

-72.5745° or 72° 34′ 28″ west

Operator

Kongscut Land Trust, Inc.

Open location code

87H9MCRG+35

OpenStreetMap ID

way 953289536

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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