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Eastern Connecticut Highlands

Appellation

Eastern Connecticut Highlands is an appellation in the United States, covering 357,335 ha.

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Key facts

Official name
Eastern Connecticut Highlands viticultural area
Type
AVA (American Viticultural Area)
Protected since
2019-10-11
Area
357,335 ha
Extent N–S × E–W
75.63 × 76.22 km
Centre
41.6924° N, 72.2525° W
State
CT
Federal rule
27 CFR 9.267
Petitioner
Steven Vollweiler, Sharpe Hill Vineyard

Where it is

Nearest town
4.2 km west of Willimantic
Nearest city
24 km north-west of Norwich 39,899 people
To the sea
38 km
Same latitude
Kakheti (Georgia), Ribera del Duero (Spain), Cesanese del Piglio (Italy), Povardarie (North Macedonia), Стамболово (Bulgaria)

Distances from the centre of the place. Towns: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Sea, rivers and lakes: Natural Earth.

Terrain

Elevation
0–386 m
Mean elevation
140 m

Measured over the whole outline on 69,293 elevation cells of about 228 m (Mapterhorn terrain tiles).

Counties · 6

Legal boundary

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Sources

UC Davis Library AVA project (CC0)

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