Portland, Middletown

Name: Portland
Address: Middletown, United States

#9 among attractions in Middletown

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Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census. The town center is listed as a census-designated place. It is situated across the Connecticut River from Middletown. ()

Alternative names: Area: 24.9 mi²Coordinates: 41°34'22"N, 72°38'26"W

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Portland – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Arrigoni Bridge, Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory, Kidcity Children's Museum, St. Sebastian Church.

0.5 miSW
Bridge
Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown
12 min walk • The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 66 and Route 17 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut to Portland, Connecticut.
1 miSW
Church
Church of the Holy Trinity and Rectory, Middletown
25 min walk • The Church of the Holy Trinity is an historic Episcopal church at 381 Main Street in Middletown, Connecticut. Completed in 1874, it is one of the city's finest examples of Gothic Revival architecture. Its nearby former rectory, also known as the Bishop Acheson House, is one of its finest Colonial Revival houses.
0.9 miSW
41°33'44"N • 72°39'3"W
Kidcity Children's Museum, Middletown
24 min walk • Children's museum, Museum, Entertainment
1.1 miSW
Church
St. Sebastian Church, Middletown
30 min walk • Saint Sebastian is a Roman Catholic church in Middletown, Connecticut, part of the Diocese of Norwich.
1.5 miSW
Observatories and planetariums
Van Vleck Observatory, Middletown
40 min walk • Van Vleck Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Wesleyan University. It was built in 1914 and named after the former head of the Department of Mathematics and Astronomy at the university, Prof. John M. Van Vleck.
0.6 miSW
Bridge
Providence & Worcester railroad bridge, Middletown
15 min walk • The Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is a swing truss bridge crossing the Connecticut River and Route 9 in Middletown, Connecticut, just south of the Arrigoni Bridge. Built in 1911, the bridge is a Warren through-truss swing bridge with an overall length of 1,142 feet. The center span rotates to allow vessels to pass through.
1.4 miSW
Art gallery, Universities and schools
Wesleyan University, Middletown
37 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...
1.3 miSW
Romanesque revival architecture
Xi Chapter, Middletown
35 min walk • The Xi Chapter, Psi Upsilon Fraternity is a fraternity chapter at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut. Its 1891 building, the Psi Upsilon Fraternity Building, is an architecturally significant example of Romanesque and Jacobethan architecture, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2009.
~1230 ftNW
Water park, Amusement park
Portland Brownstone Quarries, Middletown
6 min walk • The Portland Brownstone Quarries are a set of historic quarries in Portland, Connecticut. The brownstone mined from these quarries was an important source for construction in the latter half of the 19th century.
1.4 miSW
Temple
Buddhist Faith Fellowship of Connecticut, Middletown
37 min walk • The Buddhist Faith Fellowship is a non-denominational Buddhist Church, located in Middletown, Connecticut, situated in Middlesex County. It was founded in 2001.
1.2 miSW
Neighbourhood, Greek Revival architecture
Washington Street Historic District, Middletown
32 min walk • The Washington Street Historic District encompasses a residential area of Middletown, Connecticut that has a long history as a fashionable and desirable neighborhood.

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Nearby attractions include Portland Brownstone Quarries, Middletown (6 min walk), Marlborough Street Historic District, Middletown (9 min walk), Arrigoni Bridge, Middletown (12 min walk), Providence & Worcester railroad bridge, Middletown (15 min walk).