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Talcott Mountain State Park is a 574-acre (232 ha) public recreation area located on Talcott Mountain in the towns of Avon, Bloomfield, and Simsbury, Connecticut. The state park features the Heublein Tower, a 165-foot-high (50 m) mountaintop lookout. Access to the tower and its associated museum is via a 1.25-mile-long (2 km) trail that takes ...
The 165-foot-tall (50 m) Heublein Tower is located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States and provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline, the Farmington River Valley, and surrounding areas that are particularly spectacular in the fall.
The centerpiece of Talcott Mountain State Park is Heublein Tower, accessible to the general public by hiking trail only (1.25 miles (2.01 km), 30 to 40 minute hike). The tower, 165 ft (50 m) tall and 1,040 ft (317 m) above sea level, built for Gilbert F. Hueblein in 1914 as a summer retreat and home, was designed to withstand winds of 100 mph ...
The best small towns in Connecticut are filled with adorable inns, antiques, and history. ... The town is also home to Talcott Mountain State Park, one of the state's top hiking destinations. When ...
Talcott Mountain State Park: Simsbury, Avon, Bloomfield: Hartford: 574 232 1965 Observation tower, scenic vistas, Metacomet Trail: Tri-Mountain State Park: Durham, Wallingford: Middlesex, New Haven: 157 64 1925 Hiking Trout Brook Valley State Park Reserve: Easton: Fairfield: 300 120 1999 Hiking Wadsworth Falls State Park: Middlefield ...
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This bridge is one of only three surviving Parker trusses in Connecticut. [33] East Weatogue Historic District – Roughly covers the properties on East Weatogue St. from just north of Riverside Dr. to Hartford Rd. and Folly Farm property to the south (added 1990). Heublein Tower – Talcott Mountain State Park (added 1983).
Penwood State Park is a public recreation area located on Talcott Mountain in the town of Bloomfield, Connecticut. The state park's 787 acres (318 ha) are contiguous with the north end of Talcott Mountain State Park. Both parks are managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.