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Bethel in four parts

Around Town

Everything here starts from P.T. Barnum Square. Greenwood Avenue is the part you walk. The ballfields and parks up Plumtrees Road, the hotels and stores on Stony Hill, and the woods at Huntington State Park are each a short drive.

Drive times follow the roads a car takes, at typical speeds for each kind of road with a quarter added for turns and lights, rounded up. Walking times assume about 3 miles an hour.

AgwayBethel Track and Field CenterCVS PharmacyDunkin'First Congregational ChurchLieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial PlaqueOfficer's QuartersOur Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Aparaceda ParishOverlook ParkParloa ParkParloa Park PlaygroundSaints Peter and Paul Orthodox MissionSky ZoneSnap FitnessSt. Mary's ChurchThe Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature PreserveRaymond J. Crowe Field, Plumtrees RoadJames Rourke Field, Plumtrees RoadJoe Freebairn Field, Plumtrees RoadBennett Memorial Park, Plumtrees RoadMeckauer Park Playground, Plumtrees RoadMeckauer Park, Plumtrees RoadWalnut Hill Community Church, Plumtrees RoadBethel Supercross BMX, Plumtrees RoadBig Y - American Class Market, Stony HillTarget, Stony HillMicrotel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bethel, Stony HillBest Western, Stony HillDays Inn, Stony HillHoward Johnson by Wyndham Bethel, Stony HillAvocado Mexican Restaurant, Stony HillStephenson Preserve, Huntington State ParkCollis P. Huntington State Park, Huntington State ParkPlumtrees RoadStony HillHuntington State ParkP.T. Barnum Square, the center of townThe SquareGreenwood Avenue

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors. Gray dots are other places in town.

On foot · Greenwood Avenue

Greenwood Avenue

Walk the avenue from the train station past the Square to the movie theater, with two bookstores, the library and Dr. Mike's along the way.

Walk Greenwood Avenue

P.T. Barnum Square, a small triangular park with paved paths, benches and mature trees
P.T. Barnum Square, a small triangular park with paved paths, benches and mature trees.Magicpiano · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. Redding Roasters Coffee Company

    DiningOn foot, about 3 min

  2. P.T. Barnum Square

    The center of town

  3. Dr. Mike's Ice Cream Shop

    Dining158 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 2 min

  4. Byrd's Books

    Arts & Culture178 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 3 min

  5. Bethel Public Library

    Arts & Culture189 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 3 min

  6. Molten Java

    Dining213 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 6 min

  7. Greenwood Features

    Arts & Culture269 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 13 min

  8. Sycamore Drive-In

    Dining282 Greenwood AvenueOn foot, about 15 min

By car · Plumtrees, Walnut Hill and Shelter Rock roads

Plumtrees Road

A short drive north to the town ballfields, Meckauer and Bennett parks, Walnut Hill Community Church and the BMX track on Weed Road.

Walnut Hill Community Church in evening sun, a white steeple above a columned entrance and a long clapboard wing
Walnut Hill Community Church in evening sun, a white steeple above a columned entrance and a long clapboard wing.Bigsurfad · CC BY-SA 4.0

  1. P.T. Barnum Square

    The center of town

  2. Raymond J. Crowe Field

    RecreationBy car, about 3 min

  3. James Rourke Field

    RecreationBy car, about 4 min

  4. Joe Freebairn Field

    RecreationBy car, about 4 min

  5. Bennett Memorial Park

    Parks & OutdoorsShelter Rock RoadBy car, about 6 min

  6. Meckauer Park Playground

    Parks & OutdoorsBy car, about 6 min

  7. Meckauer Park

    Parks & OutdoorsShelter Rock RoadBy car, about 6 min

  8. Walnut Hill Community Church

    Places of Worship156 Walnut Hill RoadBy car, about 10 min

  9. Bethel Supercross BMX

    RecreationBy car, about 10 min

By car · Stony Hill Road, US 6

Stony Hill

Route 6 and Stony Hill Road, with four of Bethel's hotels, Big Y, Target and Avocado Mexican Restaurant.

  1. P.T. Barnum Square

    The center of town

  2. Big Y - American Class Market

    ShoppingBy car, about 10 min

  3. Target

    Shopping7 Stony Hill RoadBy car, about 11 min

  4. Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bethel

    Stay78 Benedict RoadBy car, about 11 min

  5. Best Western

    Stay11 Stony Hill RoadBy car, about 11 min

  6. Days Inn

    Stay18 Stony Hill RoadBy car, about 11 min

  7. Howard Johnson by Wyndham Bethel

    Stay21 Stony Hill RoadBy car, about 11 min

  8. Avocado Mexican Restaurant

    Dining10 Stony Hill RoadBy car, about 11 min

By car · Putnam Park Road, CT 58

Huntington State Park

A short drive southeast to the woods: Stephenson Preserve on Putnam Park Road, then the state park's parking lot on Dodgingtown Road.

A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park
A gravel trail running down through meadow grass to a pond ringed by woods at Huntington State Park.AskJoanne · CC BY 3.0

  1. P.T. Barnum Square

    The center of town

  2. Stephenson Preserve

    Parks & OutdoorsBy car, about 5 min

    Arrive at the trailhead board on Putnam Park Road.

  3. Collis P. Huntington State Park

    Parks & Outdoors9 Dodgingtown RoadBy car, about 11 min

    Arrive at the park lot on Dodgingtown Road.

Elsewhere in Town

Churches, playgrounds, a trampoline park and stores just off the center, with the time from the Square.

More places around Bethel, nearest first.
PlaceWhat it isFrom the Square
Lieutenant Kevin Kennedy Memorial PlaqueHistoric SitesBy car, about 2 min
Bethel Track and Field CenterRecreationBy car, about 3 min
St. Mary's ChurchPlaces of WorshipBy car, about 4 min
First Congregational ChurchPlaces of WorshipOn foot, about 5 min
Sky ZoneRecreationBy car, about 5 min
AgwayShoppingOn foot, about 6 min
Saints Peter and Paul Orthodox MissionPlaces of Worship, 93 Dodgingtown RoadBy car, about 6 min
CVS PharmacyShopping, 7 Durant AvenueOn foot, about 7 min
Snap FitnessRecreationOn foot, about 7 min
Officer's QuartersHistoric SitesBy car, about 9 min
Parloa Park PlaygroundParks & OutdoorsOn foot, about 10 min
Dunkin'DiningBy car, about 11 min
Overlook ParkParks & OutdoorsOn foot, about 11 min
Parloa ParkParks & OutdoorsOn foot, about 11 min
Our Lady of the Immaculate Conception of Aparaceda ParishPlaces of WorshipBy car, about 12 min
The Nature Conservancy Wolfpits Nature PreserveParks & OutdoorsNo mapped route