Pinchot Sycamore, Simsbury

Name: Pinchot Sycamore
Address: Simsbury, United States

#3 among attractions in Simsbury

Top attraction, Tree

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Facts and practical information

The Pinchot Sycamore is a large American sycamore in Simsbury, Connecticut. It is the largest tree in Connecticut. When measured by the Connecticut Botanical Society in 2016, the Pinchot Sycamore's trunk was over 28 feet around and 100 feet tall, with an average canopy diameter of 121 feet. The sycamore is estimated to be at least 200 years old, and possibly over 300 years old. The tree was named in honor of influential conservationist and Connecticut resident Gifford Pinchot. It was originally dedicated to Pinchot in 1965, and re-dedicated with an engraved stone marker in 1975. ()

Coordinates: 41°50'53"N, 72°48'24"W

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East WeatogueSimsbury United States

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Pinchot Sycamore – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Wampanoag Country Club, Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, Heublein Tower, Blue Fox Run Golf Course.

4 miSE
Golf
Wampanoag Country Club, West Hartford
103 min walk • Wampanoag Country Club is a private country club in West Hartford, Connecticut.
5.6 miSE
Sport venue, Sport, Arenas and stadiums
Chase Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, Hartford
143 min walk • Chase Family Arena at Reich Family Pavilion, commonly shortened to Chase Arena, is a 4,017-seat multi-purpose arena in West Hartford, Connecticut.
1.6 miS
Park, Tower
Heublein Tower, Talcott Mountain State Park
41 min walk • The 165-foot-tall Heublein Tower is located in Talcott Mountain State Park in Simsbury, Connecticut and provides panoramic views of the Hartford skyline, the Farmington River Valley, and surrounding areas that are particularly spectacular in the fall.
2.8 miS
41°48'31"N • 72°49'12"W
Blue Fox Run Golf Course, Avon
72 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
2 miN
Historical place, History museum, Museum
Phelps Tavern Museum, Simsbury
51 min walk • The Captain Elisha Phelps House is a historic house museum at 800 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury, Connecticut. The colonial-era house was built by David Phelps in 1711. His son Elisha Phelps received the land from his father and expanded the house in 1771.
1.5 miN
Bridge
Drake Hill Road Bridge, Simsbury
38 min walk • Drake Hill Road Bridge, also known as the Old Drake Hill Flower Bridge, is a bridge in Simsbury, Connecticut, originally carrying Drake Hill Road over the Farmington River. Built in 1892, it is one of three surviving Parker truss bridges in the state. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.
2.2 miN
City hall, Gothic Revival architecture
St. Mary's Simsbury, Simsbury
58 min walk • The Horace Belden School and Central Grammar School are a pair of architecturally distinguished Late Gothic Revival occupying a single campus at 933 Hopmeadow Street and 29 Massaco Street in Simsbury, Connecticut.
4.1 miSE
Golf
Gillette Ridge Golf Club, Bloomfield
104 min walk • Gillette Ridge Golf Club is a public golf course located in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Located on the Cigna headquarters campus, it is the only public Arnold Palmer designed course in the Northeast. Cigna Insurance currently owns the property and has Arnold Palmer Golf Management running the daily operations.
2.9 miSW
Church
Avon Congregational Church, Avon
74 min walk • The Avon Congregational Church is a Congregational Church building at 6 West Main Street in Avon, Connecticut. Built in 1819 for a congregation founded in 1754, it is a high-quality example of Federal period architecture, and one of the finest works of architect David Hoadley.
4.8 miW
41°49'29"N • 72°53'41"W
Canton's Gallery on the Green, Canton
123 min walk • Park
4 miS
Archaeological site
Revolutionary War Campsite, West Hartford
102 min walk • The Revolutionary War Campsite is a historic archaeological site in West Hartford, Connecticut. It was the site of a 1778 encampment of Continental Army soldiers during the American Revolutionary War. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.