Hartford, Capital city in Connecticut, United States
The city extends along the western bank of the Connecticut River with a network of parks, government buildings, and commercial districts at 18 meters elevation.
Dutch traders established Fort Hoop in 1633, followed by English settlers who arrived from Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1635 and named the settlement Hartford.
The Wadsworth Atheneum Museum features extensive American art collections, European paintings, and contemporary exhibitions in multiple connected buildings across downtown Hartford.
The Hartford transit system includes local bus routes, intercity rail connections at Union Station, and direct access to Bradley International Airport.
The Mark Twain House contains three floors of Victorian-style architecture where Samuel Clemens wrote Adventures of Huckleberry Finn between 1874 and 1891.
Location: Capitol Planning Region
Location: Hartford County
Inception: 1849
Elevation above the sea: 18 m
Shares border with: Windsor, East Hartford, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Bloomfield, Newington, South Windsor
Website: http://hartford.gov
GPS coordinates: 41.76458,-72.69085
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:49
High Street Historic District
893 m
Mark Twain House
850 m
Charter Oak
1.5 km
Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art
1.5 km
Connecticut State Capitol
718 m
Trinity Health Stadium
2.8 km
Colt Armory
2.4 km
City Place I
924 m
Travelers Tower
1.5 km
Armsmear
1.8 km
Harriet Beecher Stowe House
866 m
Bulkeley Bridge
2.2 km
Old State House
1.5 km
Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts
907 m
Cathedral of St. Joseph
400 m
Connecticut Science Center
1.8 km
Connecticut State Library
688 m
Coltsville Historic District
1.8 km
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Arch
910 m
Phoenix Mutual Life Insurance Building
1.3 km
Cheney Building
1.5 km
Charter Oak Bridge
3.3 km
A. Everett Austin House
2.4 km
Connecticut Historical Society
1.5 km
Founders Bridge
2.1 km
Colt Park
2.2 km
Hartford Public Library
1.4 km
Hartford Club
1.4 kmReviews
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