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A map of Connecticut The U.S. state of Connecticut is bordered on the south by Long Island Sound , on the west by New York , on the north by Massachusetts , and on the east by Rhode Island . The state capital and fourth largest city is Hartford , and other major cities and towns (by population) include Bridgeport , New Haven , Stamford ...
Connecticut's official nickname is "The Constitution State", adopted in 1959 and based on its colonial constitution of 1638–1639 which was the first in America and, arguably, the world. [1] Connecticut is also unofficially known as "The Nutmeg State", [1] whose origin is unknown. It may have come from its sailors returning from voyages with ...
Height ft (m) Floors Year City Notes Use 1 City Place I: 535 (163) 38 1980 Hartford: Tallest building in Hartford and Connecticut since 1980. Tallest building in Connecticut constructed in the 1980s. Office 2 Travelers Tower: 528 (161) 24 1919 Hartford Was the tallest building in the world outside of New York City upon completion. Tallest ...
The highest mountain summit in Connecticut is Bear Mountain, about 1.3 miles (2.1 km) to the east-southeast of Mount Frissell. Mount Frissell is traversed by the Mount Frissell Trail, which connects with the South Taconic Trail to the west and the Appalachian Trail to the east. It passes by the Connecticut–Massachusetts–New York tri-state ...
Enlargeable U.S. map with state and territory high points shown as red dots and low points as green squares except where low point is a shoreline. Enlargeable map of the 50 U.S. states by mean elevation. This list includes the topographic elevations of each of the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. territories. [1]
Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut.At 2,316 feet (706 m) (note, per references 1 and 3, there is disagreement about the precise elevation), Bear Mountain is the highest mountain that lies wholly within Connecticut.
The Connecticut River carries a heavy amount of silt from as far north as Quebec, especially during the spring snow melt. This results in a large sandbar near the river's mouth which is a formidable obstacle to navigation. The Connecticut is one of the few major rivers in the United States without a major city at its mouth because of this obstacle.
The Connecticut River Valley is the most agriculturally productive region in New England [131] and neighboring Wethersfield is renowned for its red onions, whose smell was said to waft into Hartford when production was at its historical height in the early 1800s.