Platt Hill State Park

#4120 among destinations in the United States

Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area

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Platt Hill State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area occupying 159 acres in the town of Winchester, Connecticut. The state park has hiking trails, picnicking sites, and views of the surrounding area. ()

Established: 1960 (65 years ago)Coordinates: 41°54'0"N, 73°6'30"W

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Platt Hill State Park – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: American Museum of Tort Law, Dennis Hill State Park, Winchester Soldiers' Monument, Solomon Rockwell House.

2.3 miNE
Specialty museum, Museum
American Museum of Tort Law, Winsted
60 min walk • The American Museum of Tort Law is a museum developed by Ralph Nader, located in his hometown of Winsted, Connecticut. The museum focuses on topics of civil justice and "aspects of the legal system that handle wrongful actions that result in injury". The museum opened to the public in September 2015.
5.7 miNW
Regional park, View point, Park
Dennis Hill State Park, Norfolk
146 min walk • Dennis Hill State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Norfolk, Connecticut, that was once the estate of Dr. Frederick Shepard Dennis. The state park offers hiking, picnicking, and scenic views. It is administered by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
2.5 miNE
Architecture, Monuments and statues, Scenic walking areas
Winchester Soldiers' Monument, Winsted
64 min walk • The Winchester Soldiers' Monument is a historic war memorial located in a park-like setting at the end of Crown Street in the Winsted area of Winchester, Connecticut. Built in 1889–90, it commemorates the community's participants in the American Civil War.
2.2 miNE
Museum, History museum
Solomon Rockwell House, Winsted
58 min walk • The Solomon Rockwell House is a historic house museum at 226 Prospect Street in the Winsted area of Winchester, Connecticut. The main portion of the house, built about 1813, is a particularly fine example of Greek Revival architecture.
2.7 miNE
41°55'17"N • 73°3'53"W
St. Joseph Roman Catholic Church, Winsted
69 min walk • Church
3.4 miW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
John A. Minetto State Park
86 min walk • John A. Minetto State Park is a public recreation area encompassing 715 acres in the towns of Goshen and Torrington, Connecticut. Facilities are available for picnicking, fishing, and cross-country skiing. The state park is managed by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection.
5.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Protected area
Stillwater Pond State Park
130 min walk • Stillwater Pond State Park is a public recreation area covering 226 acres in the town of Torrington, Connecticut. The state park surrounds Stillwater Pond, a 100-acre impoundment on the West Branch Naugatuck River.
2.4 miNE
Greek Revival architecture
Moses Camp House, Winsted
61 min walk • The Moses Camp House is a historic house at 682 Main Street in the Winsted area of Winchester, Connecticut. Probably built about 1840 for one of the region's major merchants, it is a high quality example of Greek Revival architecture.
3 miNE
Romanesque architecture
Winsted Hosiery Mill, Winsted
77 min walk • The Winsted Hosiery Mill, also known as the Whiting Mill, is an industrial complex at 210 Holabird Avenue in the Winsted section of Winchester, Connecticut.
5.3 miNW
National park
Beckley Bog
135 min walk • Beckley Bog is a sphagnum-heath-black spruce bog located near Norfolk in Litchfield County, Connecticut. It is the southernmost sphagnum heath bog in New England. The peat moss is over 51 feet deep. It was declared a National Natural Landmark in May 1977.
3 miNE
Universities and schools
Northwestern Connecticut Community College, Winsted
76 min walk • Northwestern Connecticut Community College is a public community college in Winsted, Connecticut. As measured by enrollment it is the smallest or second-smallest of the twelve colleges in the Connecticut Community Colleges system.