Southington, Connecticut Travel Information

Central Connecticut around Southington, New Britain, and Bristol, Connecticut New Britain got its manufacturing start making sleigh bells. From these modest beginnings the city gradually branched out after 1800 into the manufacture of other hardware products, until it eventuall... New Britain, CT

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The Amusement Parks of Connecticut This chapter describes these Connecticut Amusemet Parks: Lake Compounce in Bristol and Quassy Amusement Park in Middlebury. The chapter contains contact information, hours, descriptions of top rides, ... Bristol, CT

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Castle Craig and West Peak Trail (Distance: 3.5 mi) From atop the tower at Castle Craig, you will be able to see the Sleeping Giant hills to the south, the Metacomet ridges to the north, and, far away, Mount Tom in Massachusetts and the distant hills o...

Meriden, CT - Hiking - length:6 mi

Hanging Hills (Distance: 3.7 mi) The blue-blazed Metacomet Trail passes over the peaks of the Hanging Hills of Meriden. West Peak, with an elevation of 1,024 feet, offers one of the finest views in Connecticut. East Peak is not quite...

Meriden, CT - Hiking - length:4 mi

Castle Craig, Cat-Hole Pass, and East Peak Trail (Distance: 4.3 mi) The Hanging Hills are one of Connecticut’s most easily recognized landmarks. Looming over the city of Meriden, these four traprock ridges and their accompanying rust-colored vertical cliffs seem like ...

Meriden, CT - Hiking - length:4.6 mi

Ragged Mountain (Distance: 4.4 mi) At 761 feet, Ragged Mountain in central Connecticut forms one of the most dramatic of the state’s many traprock ridgelines. The mountain’s western cliff face, a popular hangout for rock climbers, prov...

Meriden, CT - Hiking - length:6.1 mi

Ragged Mountain Preserve Trail (Distance: 4.4 mi) Located in Berlin, CT. Within this 563-acre open space acquired through the Land and Water Conservation Fund, a demanding loop journeys through restful mixed woods and traverses a stirring cliff rim....

Berlin, CT - Hiking - length:6.1 mi

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Southington Southington Country Club Public, 18 holes 5675 yards, par 71 2.2 miles from center of Southington, Connecticut

Pine Valley Pine Valley Golf Course, Inc. Public, 18 holes 6325 yards, par 71 3.1 miles from center of Southington, Connecticut

Pattonbrook Hawk's Landing Country Club Public, 18 holes 4433 yards, par 72 3.4 miles from center of Southington, Connecticut

Timberlin Timberlin Golf Club Municipal, 18 holes 6733 yards, par 72 3.5 miles from center of Southington, Connecticut

Farmingbury Hills 1 Farmingbury Hills Golf Course Public, 9 holes 2966 yards, par 35 4.1 miles from center of Southington, Connecticut

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