Lamentation Mountain State Park

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Lamentation Mountain State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area covering 47 acres in the town of Berlin, Connecticut. It entered the roll of state parks in the 1936 edition of the Connecticut Register and Manual. The state park extends for about 0.4 miles from the Berlin Turnpike up the western flank of Lamentation Mountain to the ridgeline near the Mattabesett Trail. The park offers hiking and scenic vistas. ()

Established: 1936 (88 years ago)Elevation: 335 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°34'44"N, 72°45'45"W

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Lamentation Mountain State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: New Britain Stadium, Safari Golf, Solomon Goffe House, Andrews Homestead Museum.

4.9 miN
Arenas and stadiums, Baseball, Sport venue
New Britain Stadium, New Britain
124 min walk • New Britain Stadium is a baseball venue in New Britain, Connecticut, United States. It is the home of the New Britain Bees of the Futures Collegiate Baseball League. Opened in 1996, the stadium seats 6,146 spectators.
0.7 miN
41°35'22"N • 72°45'38"W
Safari Golf, Berlin
19 min walk • Game and entertainment center, Entertainment, Golf
2.2 miSW
Museum, History museum
Solomon Goffe House, Middlefield
58 min walk • The Solomon Goffe House is a historic house museum at 677 North Colony Street in Meriden, Connecticut, United States. It was built in 1711, and is the oldest remaining building in the city of Meriden.
3.9 miSW
Museum, History museum, Colonial architecture
Andrews Homestead Museum, Wallingford
101 min walk • The Moses Andrews House is a historic house museum at 424 West Main Street in Meriden, Connecticut. Built about 1760, it is one of a small number of surviving 18th-century houses in the city. It has been operated by the local historical society as a museum property since about 1940.
2.1 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Falcon Field, Middlefield
54 min walk • Falcon Field is a football field located in Meriden, Connecticut. It is 26.9 Acres of "premier" artificial Turf. It was the home of the New England Nightmare of the Women's Football Alliance, which have since mid 2013 moved to Dillon Stadium in Hartford, Connecticut.
2.9 miNW
41°36'15"N • 72°48'31"W
Timberlin Golf Course, Berlin
76 min walk • Bars and clubs, Golf
2.9 miSW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Meriden Mall, Southington
74 min walk • Meriden Mall is a shopping mall located in Meriden, Connecticut. At almost 900,000 square feet, Meriden is Connecticut's seventh largest mall, housing over 140 shops. As of 2022, the mall currently maintains the chains Boscov's, and Dick's Sporting Goods.
3.4 miN
Library
Berlin-Peck Memorial Library, Berlin
87 min walk • The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is a public library in Berlin, Connecticut. The original library was founded in 1829. The library was relocated to a new facility at 234 Kensington Road in 1989. The library serves a population of 20,137. The total collection consists of 107,364 items.
4.9 miSE
Dam
Starr Mill, Middletown
125 min walk • Two 19th century factory buildings are sited on a bank beside Starr Mill pond on Beverly Heights just off Middlefield Street.
5.7 miE
Art gallery, Universities and schools
Wesleyan University, Middletown
146 min walk • Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Episcopal Church and with the support of prominent residents of Middletown, the college was the first institution of higher...
4.7 miS
Nature, Natural attraction, Lake
Lake Beseck, Middlefield
121 min walk • Lake Beseck, also known as Beseck Lake, is a body of water in Middlefield, Connecticut measuring a little less than 1 mile in length and a quarter mile in width. It is owned by the Department of Environmental Protection and was created in 1846 when it was dammed. The initial dam, finished in 1848, was ten feet lower than the current one.