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New Haven Looks Like a Wallaby

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New Haven Looks Like a Wallaby

New Haven Looks Like a Wallaby New Haven really does look like a wallaby. And a reader alerted me to a graphic designer who figured out that New Haven looks like a wallaby as well. Shout out to HayHay Design in New Haven. Which looks like a wallaby. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: geo-oddities, New Haven, New Haven County

Top 10 Fake CT Towns

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Top 10 Fake CT Towns

I Was Bored "Fake towns" is a bit harsh, as these are very real places. And really, not too many people are confusing them with the "real" towns in which they are located. I am purposely ignoring the "big" fake towns (Danielson, Willimantic, Mystic, Rockville, Winsted, Storrs) because they aren't all that fun for … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Classic, Everything Else, Geography, New Post Tagged With: geo-oddities

350. Talcottville Outdoor Museum

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350. Talcottville Outdoor Museum

The Main Thing Here Is.. Vernon (Google Maps location) May 7, 2017 I am hastily writing this page and probably won’t ever call attention to it. This is not a museum. [Update: Now that I've written it, it turned out to be way longer and more interesting than I initially thought.] Now, it is true that I have … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Museums, New Post Tagged With: Free Museums, geo-oddities, Not Really a Museum Museum, Outdoor Museums, Tolland County, Vernon

Evil, Colebrook

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Evil, Colebrook

Evil lurks in the woods of Connecticut. While poking around my favorite area of Connecticut (the woods in the northwest eighth of the state), I came across Evil. At first I was a bit surprised. I mean, no one lives in Colebrook… So why would Evil choose to live there? Being evil alone is kind of dumb. As luck … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Colebrook, geo-oddities, Litchfield County, Satan!

Extreme CT Geo-Tour 2012

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Extreme CT Geo-Tour 2012

This is Happening Happened August 4, 2012 In 2011, we put together our first fundraiser for the Smith-Magenis Research Foundation. One of the items up for auction was spending an entire day with me trying to hit all of Connecticut's extreme geographic points. Seriously. TWO guys (neither from Connecticut!) … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Blog, geo-oddities, Geographic Extremes, Geography, Smith-Magenis Syndrome

Palindromic Lake & River

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Palindromic Lake & River

Oxoboxo Lake/River Montville Come on... I can't be the only person who thinks this is cool. Now, I have no idea if this is the only place name in the state that is a palindrome, but I'm putting it out there. Until someone proves me wrong, Oxoboxo Lake and the Oxoboxo River that flows from it down to the Thames is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: geo-oddities, Montville, New London County

New York Route 120A

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New York Route 120A

New York Takes Its Empire State Thing Seriously A Drive Along NY 120A – In Connecticut May 8, 2010 2012 Update at bottom! Oh I hear you... “Really? Steve… Really?” Of course, many of you say that all the time while reading this site. But then again, you have now read the opening sentences of this page, so … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Civil Engineering, Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Fairfield County, geo-oddities, Greenwich, New York, Roads and Tunnels

The Longmeadow Baby Jog

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The Longmeadow Baby Jog

I Like How They Have a Border Fence Suffield/Enfield, CT/Longmeadow, MA border November 30, 2009 I made up the name of this border anomaly, but I figure I have the right to do so, since no one has bothered to do it before. And keeping with the tradition of the Southwick Jog, a much more infamous border dispute … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Enfield, geo-oddities, Hartford County, Massachusetts, Suffield

Geography

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Geography

Connecticut Georgraphic Extremes, Oddities, and History Oh... And Islands of Note I've always been map-obsessed and I don't have to tell you that I love lists. So here's my own list of what I define as the interesting geographic points in Connecticut... and beyond. Jump to: Geographic Extremes Geographic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Border disputes, geo-oddities, Geographic Extremes, Islands

The Southwick Jog

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The Southwick Jog

TAKE BACK THE NOTCH! The Southwick Jog, Southwick, "Massachusetts" October 17, 2008 2017 Update: I just came back to this page and it occurred to me that I've never edited it or made it more current or anything. (Sorry, I can't improve/enlarge the pictures.) Which is pretty lame of me, considering this is easily … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: geo-oddities, Granby, Hartford County, Massachusetts, Suffield, Take Back the Notch!

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