About 180 million years ago, the lowlands along the eastern border sank more than 10,000 ft (3,000 m) the resultant trough or fault extends from northern Massachusetts to New Haven Harbor and varies in width from about 20 mi (32 km) to approximately 4 mi (6 km). Other principal rivers include the Thames, Housatonic, and Naugatuck.Ĭonnecticut's bedrock geology and topography are the product of a number of forces: uplift and depression, erosion and deposit, faulting and buckling, lava flows, and glaciation. The lowest point of the state is at sea level at the Long Island Sound. The main river is the Connecticut, New England's longest river at 407 mi (655 km), of which 69 mi (111 km) lie within Connecticut this waterway, which is navigable as far north as Hartford by means of a 15-ft (5-m) channel, divides the state roughly in half before emptying into Long Island Sound. The two largest bodies of water (both artificial) are Lake Candlewood, covering about 5,000 acres (2,000 hectares), and Barkhamsted Reservoir, a major source of water for the Hartford area. The Coastal Lowlands, about 100 mi (160 km) long and generally 2-3 mi (3-5 km) wide, consist of rocky peninsulas, shallow bays, sand and gravel beaches, salt meadows, and good harbors at Bridgeport, New Haven, New London, Mystic, and Stonington.Ĭonnecticut has more than 6,000 lakes and ponds. Frissell, the highest point in the state at 2,380 ft (726 m). The Eastern Highlands range from 500 ft (150 m) to 1,100 ft (335 m) near the Massachusetts border and from 200 ft (60 m) to 500 ft (150 m) in the southeast.Įlevations in the Western Highlands, an extension of the Green Mountains, range from 200 ft (60 m) in the south to more than 2,000 ft (600 m) in the northwest within this region, near the Massachusetts border, stands Mt. The Connecticut and Quinnipiac river valleys form the Central Lowlands, which bisect the state in a north-south direction. TOPOGRAPHYĬonnecticut is divided into four main geographic regions. Connecticut has a boundary length of 328 mi (528 km) and a shoreline of 253 mi (407 km). The state's geographic center is East Berlin in Hartford County. On the sw border, a short panhandle of Connecticut territory juts toward New York City. Connecticut has an average length of 90 mi (145 km) e-w, and an average width of 55 mi (89 km) n-s.Ĭonnecticut is bordered on the n by Massachusetts on the e by Massachusetts and Rhode Island (with part of the line formed by the Pawcatuck River) on the s by New York (with the line passing through Long Island Sound) and on the w by New York. The state's area, 5,018 sq mi (12,997 sq km), consists of 4,872 sq mi (12,619 sq km) of land and 146 sq mi (378 sq km) of inland water. Located in New England in the northeastern United States, Connecticut ranks 48th in size among the 50 states. Day, 3rd Monday in January Lincoln Day, 12 February Washington's Birthday, 3rd Monday in February Good Friday, March or April Memorial Day, last Monday in May Independence Day, 4 July Labor Day, 1st Monday in September Columbus Day, 2nd Monday in October Veterans' Day, 11 November Thanksgiving Day, 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day, 25 December. LEGAL HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day, 1 January Martin Luther King Jr. OFFICIAL SEAL: The three grape vines and motto of the arms surrounded by the words Sigillum reipublic œ Connecticutensis (Seal of the State of Connecticut). Beneath the shield is a streamer bearing the state motto.įLAG: The coat of arms appears on a blue field. MOTTO: Qui transtulit sustinet (He who transplanted still sustains).ĬOAT OF ARMS: On a rococo shield, three grape vines, supported and bearing fruit, stand against a white field. NICKNAME: The Constitution State (official in 1959) the Nutmeg State. ORIGIN OF STATE NAME: From the Mahican word quinnehtukqut, meaning "beside the long tidal river."
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