Widows' Home

Widows' Home: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this fort: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Widows' Home

Season: October to February; carry water in summer.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Widows' Home — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 41.77983, -72.67566. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Widows' Home

• Union Baptist Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Faith Congregational Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• Metropolitan African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~0 km · Must-see
• House of God Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Keney Tower · attraction · Capitol Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Greater Refuge Church of Christ · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Liberty Christian Center International · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~1 km · Must-see
• Saint Patrick-Saint Anthony Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Christ Church Catherdral · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Corning Fountain · lake · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Asylum Avenue District Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Bushnell Park · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dr. Horace Wells · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• First Church of Christ · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Wadsworth Atheneum · museum · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Cathedral of Saint Joseph · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Roman Catholic Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see
• South Congregational Church · church · Capitol Planning Region · ~3 km · Must-see

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Other forts & heritage near Widows' Home

• Asylum Avenue District Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Dr. Horace Wells · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~2 km · Must-see
• Broad Brook Co. Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• East Granby Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~23 km · Must-see
• Worthington Ridge Historic District · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~24 km · Must-see
• Captain Nathan Hale Monument · fort · Capitol Planning Region · ~38 km · Must-see
• Waterbury Road · fort · Naugatuck Valley Planning Region · ~45 km · Must-see
• Sleeping Giant Tower · fort · South Central Connecticut Planning Region · ~53 km · Must-see
• Hadlyme Ferry Historic District · fort · Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region · ~56 km · Must-see
• Chaplin Historic District · fort · Northeastern Connecticut Planning Region · ~57 km · Must-see

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