Maidenhead Locator System, Newington

#3 among attractions in Newington

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The Maidenhead Locator System is a geocode system used by amateur radio operators to succinctly describe their geographic coordinates, which replaced the deprecated QRA locator, which was limited to European contacts. Its purpose is to be concise, accurate, and robust in the face of interference and other adverse transmission conditions. The Maidenhead Locator System can describe locations anywhere in the world. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 41°42'53"N, 72°43'38"W

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Maidenhead Locator System – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Westfarms, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Cinestudio, Noah Webster House.

1.9 miW
Shopping, Shopping centre
Westfarms, West Hartford
50 min walk • Westfarms is a shopping mall on the West Hartford–Farmington town line in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was opened in 1974, expanded in 1982 and 1995–1997, and remodeled in 2008–2009.
1.4 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Cemetery
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford
36 min walk • Cedar Hill Cemetery in Hartford, Connecticut is located at 453 Fairfield Avenue. It was designed by landscape architect Jacob Weidenmann who also designed Hartford's Bushnell Park.
2.9 miNE
Nightlife, Cinema
Cinestudio, Hartford
76 min walk • Cinestudio is an independent film theater located on the campus of Trinity College in Hartford, Connecticut. The theater is a single-screen venue with a seating capacity of approximately 485, a classic McKim, Mead & White design from 1935.
2.4 miNW
Museum, Historical place, History museum
Noah Webster House, West Hartford
62 min walk • The Noah Webster House is a historic house museum located at 227 South Main Street, West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the home of American lexicographer Noah Webster, and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1962.
1.5 miS
Park
Mill Pond Park, Newington
38 min walk • Mill Pond Falls is a waterfall located in Newington, Connecticut. It is promoted by residents as the "smallest natural waterfall in the United States". The falls are located inside Mill Pond Park and is celebrated each fall during the Waterfall Festival.
2 miSW
Monuments and statues
National Iwo Jima Memorial, Newington
51 min walk • The US National Iwo Jima Memorial is a memorial on Ella Grasso Boulevard, near the New Britain/Newington town line in Connecticut. It was erected by the Iwo Jima Survivors Association, Inc. of Newington, Connecticut. It was dedicated on February 23, 1995, on the 50th anniversary of the flag raising on Iwo Jima.
2 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway, Hartford
52 min walk • Northam Memorial Chapel and Gallup Memorial Gateway, also known as Cedar Hill Chapel and Gateway, are a historic chapel and gateway in the Cedar Hill Cemetery at 453 Fairfield Avenue in Hartford, Connecticut, USA.
3.1 miNE
Nightlife, Music and shows, Rock club
Webster Theater, Hartford
79 min walk • The Webster Theater is a music venue in the south end of Hartford, Connecticut. The Webster Underground is an attached smaller venue, which usually acts as a second stage during concerts on the main stage.
1.2 miS
History museum, Museum, Georgian architecture
Gen. Martin Kellogg House, Newington
31 min walk • The Gen. Martin Kellogg House, now more commonly known as the Kellog-Eddy House, is a historic house museum at 679 Willard Avenue in Newington, Connecticut.
2 miS
History museum, Museum
Enoch Kelsey House, Newington
53 min walk • The Enoch Kelsey House is a historic house museum at 1702 Main Street in Newington, Connecticut. Built about 1799, it is a well-preserved example Federal period residential architecture. Originally located near the New Britain line, it was moved to its present site in 1979 to save it from demolition.
2.3 miNE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Fairfield Avenue Historic District, Hartford
58 min walk • The Fairfield Avenue Historic District encompasses most of a portion of Fairfield Avenue in southern Hartford, Connecticut.