Niantic, Connecticut Travel Information

Connecticut's Impressionist Art Trail: From Greenwich to New London This tour, following the coastline of Connecticut, provides a rich historical exploration of the artists known as the American impressionists, who, like their counterparts in France, sought to capture... New London, CT

Devil's Hopyard State Park Campground If you’re wondering how this state park came by its name, you’re not alone. There are a variety of “theories” as to how the name Devil’s Hopyard came to be. One thing folks do agree on is that the nam... East Haddam, CT

East Lyme and Niantic, CT No matter how the traveler enters East Lyme—from the east along Route 156, from the west along Route 1 or Route 156, or from the north on Route 161—he or she can quickly sense that East Lyme is one of... Niantic, CT

Groton, CT With a good imagination, you can see that Groton must once have been a thoroughly beautiful place, with its wooded uplands sweeping down from the northern hills to the raggedy-edged quasi-peninsula f... Groton, CT

Lower Connecticut River Valley: River Valley Towns With its roots back in the settlement of the New World, this little piece of south-central Connecticut is densely historic. Back in the early 1600s, many colonists settled along the banks of the Conne... Old Saybrook, CT

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East Lyme / Niantic, CT (Distance: 0.4 mi) No matter how the traveler enters East Lyme—from the east along Route 156, from the west along Route 1 or Route 156, or from the north on Route 161—he or she can quickly sense that East Lyme is one of...

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Waterford, CT (Distance: 2.2 mi) Across the Niantic River from East Lyme is the town of Waterford—a community of citizens whose livelihoods are often earned from the Millstone Nuclear Power Plant, Electric Boat in nearby Groton, the ...

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Rocky Neck State Park Trail (Distance: 3.2 mi) In the heat of a summer day, hiking the tame Four Mile River Trail to the beach can be a great way to combine hiking with swimming, wading, or sunbathing. Even in cooler weather, Rocky Neck’s seashore...

Niantic, CT - Hiking - length:3.5 mi

Waterford - New London (Distance: 4.2 mi) This circuit of Waterford and the western shore of New London harbor will show you many things and give you a choice of many things to do in only 13.75 miles. The riding surface is rated fair in Wate...

New London, CT - Road Biking - length:13.75 mi

New London, CT (Distance: 5.2 mi) Many a New London boy turned his back on the land and took to the sea right from the wharves of this city. Like its sister city, Groton, across the Thames River, New London has a long maritime history...

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New London New London Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6448 yards, par 71 2.9 miles from center of Niantic, Connecticut

Cedar Ridge Cedar Ridge Golf Course Public, 18 holes 3025 yards, par 54 3.8 miles from center of Niantic, Connecticut

Black Hall Black Hall Club Private Equity, 18 holes 6625 yards, par 71 6.0 miles from center of Niantic, Connecticut

Shennecossett Shennecossett Golf Course Municipal, 18 holes 6562 yards, par 71 6.5 miles from center of Niantic, Connecticut

Old Lyme Old Lyme Country Club Private Equity, 18 holes 2813 yards, par 35 7.1 miles from center of Niantic, Connecticut

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