Harkness Memorial State Park, Waterford

Name: Harkness Memorial State Park
Address: 275 Great Neck Rd, Waterford, 06385-3823, United States
Telephone: +1 860-443-5725

#3 among attractions in Waterford

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Harkness Memorial State Park is a historic preservation area with botanical garden and recreational features located on Long Island Sound in the town of Waterford, Connecticut. The state park's 304 acres center around Eolia, a 42-room Renaissance Revival mansion with formal gardens and greenhouses. The park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. ()

Alternative names: Established: 1950 (74 years ago)Elevation: 3 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 41°18'30"N, 72°7'2"W

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275 Great Neck RdWaterford 06385-3823 United States

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Harkness Memorial State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Fort Trumbull, Shennecossett Golf Course, Avery Point Light, Shaw's Cove Bridge.

2.7 miNE
Museum, Historical place, State park
Fort Trumbull, New London
70 min walk • Fort Trumbull is a fort near the mouth of the Thames River on Long Island Sound in New London, Connecticut and named for Governor Jonathan Trumbull. The original fort was built in 1777, but the present fortification was built between 1839 and 1852.
2.9 miNE
Outdoor activities, Golf
Shennecossett Golf Course, Groton
74 min walk • Shennecossett Golf Course is a municipal 18 hole golf course located in the city of Groton, Connecticut, United States. It was founded in 1898 as a four-hole layout and over the next 18 years it was enlarged to a six, nine, eleven and eventually an eighteen-hole course.
2.8 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse
Avery Point Light, Groton
73 min walk • Avery Point Light or Avery Point Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut, United States, on the Avery Point Campus of the University of Connecticut.
2.9 miN
Bridge
Shaw's Cove Bridge, New London
74 min walk • Shaw's Cove Bridge is a swing bridge in New London, Connecticut. The span carries railroad tracks used by Amtrak for their train along the Northeast Corridor while allowing boat traffic to go through.
1.5 miE
Lighthouse
New London Harbor Light, New London
40 min walk • New London Harbor Light is a lighthouse in Connecticut on the west side of the New London harbor entrance. It is the nation's fifth oldest light station and the seventh oldest U.S. lighthouse. It is both the oldest and the tallest lighthouse in Connecticut and on Long Island Sound, with its tower reaching 90 feet.
3.2 miN
Museum, Military museum, History museum
Custom House Maritime Museum, New London
83 min walk • The New London Custom House is a historic custom house at 150 Bank Street in New London, Connecticut, built in 1833-35. It was designed by Robert Mills, one of the country's first formally trained architects.
2.1 miE
Vernacular architecture, Lighthouse, Reportedly haunted
New London Ledge Light, Groton
53 min walk • New London Ledge Lighthouse is a lighthouse in Groton, Connecticut on the Thames River at the mouth of New London harbor. It is currently owned and maintained by the New London Maritime Society as part of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act program.
3.1 miN
Museum, History museum, Georgian architecture
Shaw Mansion, New London
80 min walk • The Shaw Mansion is a historic mansion and historic house museum at 11 Blinman Street in New London, Connecticut. Built in 1756, it is a well-preserved example of a wealthy merchant's house, made further notable as the location of the state's naval offices during the American Revolutionary War.
2 miNE
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Monte Cristo Cottage, New London
51 min walk • Monte Cristo Cottage was the summer home of American actor James O'Neill and his family, notably his son Eugene O'Neill. It is a National Historic Landmark located at 325 Pequot Avenue in New London, Connecticut.
0.9 miE
41°18'31"N • 72°5'60"W
Ocean Beach Park, New London
24 min walk • Park, Piers and boardwalks, Beach
3.1 miN
Museum, Historical place, History museum
The Hempsted Houses, New London
81 min walk • The Joshua Hempsted House is a historic house museum at 11 Hempstead Street in New London, Connecticut. Built about 1678 and altered several times during the 18th century, it is one of the state's oldest surviving buildings, and provides a virtual catalog of early construction methods due to its state of preservation.

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Which popular attractions are close to Harkness Memorial State Park?

Nearby attractions include Eugene O'Neill Theater Center, Waterford (11 min walk), The Seaside, Waterford (23 min walk), Ocean Beach Park, New London (24 min walk).