Wolcott (local /ˈwʊlkət/) is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is primarily residential with a population of 16,680 at the 2010 census.
Population: 16,639
Latitude: 41° 36' 8.35" N
Longitude: -72° 59' 12.37" W
Connecticut (/kəˈnɛtɨkət/, kə-NET-i-kət) is the southernmost state in the region of the United States known as New England. Connecticut is also often grouped into the area known as the Tri-State area (New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut). It is bo…
Quinnipiac University /ˈkwɪnɨpiːæk/ is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational university located in Hamden, Connecticut, United States at the foot of Sleeping Giant State Park. The university grants undergraduate, graduate, and professional degrees …
Choate Rosemary Hall (often known as Choate; /tʃoʊt/) is a highly selective, private, college-preparatory, boarding school located in Wallingford, Connecticut.
The Cheshire, Connecticut home invasion murders occurred on July 23, 2007, when a mother and her two daughters were murdered and a husband and father were injured during a home invasion in Cheshire, Connecticut. The Hartford Courant referred to the …
Holy Land USA is an 18-acre (7.3 ha) theme park in Waterbury, Connecticut, inspired by selected passages from the Bible. It consists of a chapel, stations of the cross, and replicas of catacombs and Israelite villages constructed from cinder blocks,…
Miss Porter's School (also known as Porter's, Farmington, or MPS) is a private college preparatory school for girls located in Farmington, Connecticut. It is a selective school that excels in academics and athletics. Its acceptance rate is 29% with …
Central Connecticut State University is a regional, comprehensive public university in New Britain, Connecticut. Founded in 1849 as Connecticut Normal School, CCSU is Connecticut's oldest publicly funded university. CCSU is made up of four schools: …
WFSB, virtual channel 3 (UHF digital channel 33), is a CBS-affiliated television station located in Hartford, Connecticut. The station is owned by the Meredith Corporation.
Southern Connecticut State University (alternately SCSU or Southern) is one of four state universities in Connecticut, and is located in the West Rock neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut.
Cheshire is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 29,261 at the 2010 census. The center of population of Connecticut is located in Cheshire. In 2009, Cheshire was ranked #72 in Money magazine's "100 Best Places t…
Lake Compounce is an amusement park located in Bristol, Connecticut, United States and a part of the neighboring town of Southington; the lake itself lies completely in Southington. Opened in 1846, it is the oldest continuously-operating amusement p…
WVIT, channel 30 (branded on-air as NBC Connecticut), is an NBC owned-and-operated station licensed to New Britain, Connecticut, United States and serving the Hartford-New Haven television market. WVIT's offices and main studios are located on New B…
Post University is a for-profit university located in Waterbury, Connecticut. Post University was established in 1890. Prior to May 1990, it was known as Post College. It was affiliated with Teikyo University in Tokyo, Japan from 1990 to 2004, and d…
WTNH, virtual channel 8, is an ABC-affiliated television station located in New Haven, Connecticut. The station is owned by Media General, as part of a duopoly with the MyNetworkTV-affiliate WCTX (channel 59).
Avon Old Farms School is a prestigious single-sex boarding school for boys located in Avon, Connecticut. It was founded by Theodate Pope Riddle. It opened in 1927 and closed for a period during World War II to serve as a convalescent hospital for bl…
WTIC-TV, virtual channel 61 (UHF digital channel 31), is a Fox-affiliated television station located in Hartford, Connecticut. The station is owned by the Tribune Broadcasting division of the Tribune Media Company. WTIC is part of a duopoly with the…
Sleeping Giant (also known as Mount Carmel) of south-central Connecticut, with a high point of 739 feet (225 m), is a rugged traprock mountain located 8 miles (13 km) north of New Haven. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends …
WCCT-TV, virtual channel 20, is a television station licensed to Waterbury, Connecticut and serving as the CW-affiliate for the Hartford-New Haven television market. WCCT is owned by the Tribune Broadcasting division of the Tribune Media Company, as…