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CTMQ > Geographic Extremes

CT-MA-NY Tri-Point & The Oblong

August 7, 2012 by Steve 9 Comments

Top O’The Oblong To Ya CT-NY-MA Tri-Point Salisbury [This incredible geographical point was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the extremely generous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Border disputes, Geographic Extremes, Litchfield County, Massachusetts, Monuments and Plaques, New York, Salisbury, Tri-point

Northernmost Point in Connecticut

August 6, 2012 by Steve 14 Comments

I Was Due North for This Extreme Northern Salisbury, west of Route 41 August 4, 2012 [This directional extreme was visited in Dagobah-like humidity during the Connecticut Extreme Geo-Tour 2012 with the most excellent Tom from Twelve-Mile Circle and the equally excellent Scott from The Scenic Drive. The were the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Geographic Extremes, Litchfield County, Monuments and Plaques, Salisbury

Extreme CT Geo-Tour 2012

June 20, 2012 by Steve 7 Comments

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

CT-MA-RI Tri-Point

June 7, 2011 by Steve 18 Comments

This Borders on Being Triply Awesome CT-MA-RI Tri-point, Thompson June 3, 2011 I revisited this tri-point with my sons in 2016. Very different report and better pictures! On the hike out to the CT-MA-NY tri-point, the trail hits the highest point in Connecticut (CTMQ Visit here). On the way out to the CT-NY-RI … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: air line state park, CT-MA-RI Tri-Point, Geographic Extremes, Massachusetts, Monuments and Plaques, Rhode Island, Thompson, Tri-point, Windham County

Westernmost Point in Connecticut

May 15, 2010 by Steve 2 Comments

Channeling My Inner Horace Greeley East side of Route NY 120, Greenwich May 8, 2010 I don’t need to tell you that I have seen a lot that Connecticut has to offer. In fact, I’m confident in saying that I’ve seen more here than 99.9% of the population. And yet, there are certain things that have a bit more of an … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Fairfield County, Geographic Extremes, Greenwich, Monuments and Plaques, New York

Geography

November 27, 2009 by Steve 6 Comments

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

Southernmost Point in the US

January 13, 2009 by Steve 9 Comments

Bonus! Ka Lae Big Island of Hawaii (Right here!) June 1, 2003 [Note: The pictures are fuzzy because I pulled them off my old blog and had to enlarge them. Sorry.] If you consider yourself a "Parrot Head" and you've spent too much time, "Nibblin' on sponge cake, watchin' the sun bake... wasted away again in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Non-CT, Travel Tagged With: Geographic Extremes, Hawaii, Hoang, Honeymoon

Bantam Lake: The Largest (Natural) Lake

November 4, 2008 by Steve 3 Comments

This Lake is no Bantam Weight Bantam Lake, Litchfield/Morris November 2, 2008 [Re-reading this page now in 2013, it's very Wiki-heavy. Sorry about that.] Bantam? What of this Bantam? While separated for census and historic reasons, Bantam is governed as an integral part of the town of Litchfield. Bantam is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, Superlatives Tagged With: Geographic Extremes, Litchfield, Litchfield County, Morris

The Largest Beach

July 20, 2008 by Steve 2 Comments

Hammona Hammona Hammona! Hammonasset Beach, Madison July 12, 2008 I love my title. While there is certainly no "correct" spelling of the phrase, there is a correct usage. The Urban Dictionary defines it as, "a sensual way to say hottie." (They happen to spell it "humana humana" which is an insurance company … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography, State Parks, Reserves, Preserves, Forests, NAPs, WMAs, & Campsites, Superlatives Tagged With: Beach, Geographic Extremes, Hammonassett Beach State Park, Long Island Sound, Madison, New Haven County, Swimming

Geographic Center of Hartford

May 12, 2008 by Steve 14 Comments

'I' Is In The Center of 'Capital' 151 Farmington Ave, Hartford May 11, 2008 I promise this will be the only "geographic center of" any of Connecticut's 169 towns. I had to do one since it's been impossible getting good data on the geographical center of the state so far. (I'm getting warmer though.) And also … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Everything Else, Geography Tagged With: Damian, Geographic Extremes, Hartford, Hartford County

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