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Places near Plainville by type
All 296 places by distance →One day from Plainville
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:21 pm
44 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Plainville
- Rattlesnake Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- New Britain Museum of American Artmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Ragged Mountainviewpoint · 1 hrs
- Lake Compouncelake · 45 min
- American Clock and Watch Museummuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Plainville
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Plainville?
Sunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve (nature spot, about 2 km), Bradley Mountain (viewpoint, about 3 km), WRDM-CD (Hartford) (attraction, about 5 km), Rattlesnake Mountain (viewpoint, about 5 km), Wjmj-fm (attraction, about 5 km), WTIC-TV (Hartford);WRCH-FM (New Britain) (attraction, about 5 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Plainville?
207 places on Spotwander: 69 wildlife, forests & gardens, 36 churches, 25 hill stations & viewpoints, 16 museums, 14 lakes, dams & reservoirs.
Which is the nearest sanctuary to Plainville?
Sunset Rock State Park Scenic Reserve, about 2 km by road; Farmington Mountain (7 km) is next.
Which is the nearest church to Plainville?
First Church of Christ Congregational 1652, about 7 km by road; Hartford Connecticut Temple (9 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Plainville?
Start in Plainville, visit Rattlesnake Mountain, then New Britain Museum of American Art, then Ragged Mountain, then Lake Compounce, then American Clock and Watch Museum, and drive back — about 44 km by road in all.