Bethel, CT Road Trips
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Photo: David Kanigan
Trip Routes
2
Longest Drive
95.7 mi
Norwich, CT
Quickest Drive
57m
West Haven, CT
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Bethel, CT by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
11,606
Median Income
$88,344
Median Home Value
$377,500
Median Age
40.9
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Bethel, CT at a Glance
Founded
1855
Elevation
377 ft
Area
7 mi²
Notable People from Bethel, CT
A sampling of people born in Bethel, CT.
P. T. Barnum
1810–1891
American showman and politician (1810–1891)
Orris S. Ferry
1823–1875
Union Army general (1823-1875)
Julius Hawley Seelye
1824–1895
American politician (1824-1895)
Charles Burr Todd
1849–1928
American historian (1849–1928)
Allan J. Kellogg
1943
United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient
City data from Wikidata (Q263912), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Bethel, CT
Bethel is a town of 19,000 people (2010) in the Litchfield Hills region of Connecticut.
1 Greenwood Avenue Historic District (roughly along Greenwood Ave., P.T. Barnum Sq., Depot Pl., and South St). It includes 29 contributing buildings, 5 non-contributing buildings, and the town green, P. T. Barnum Square. It includes the Bethel Public Library, a former railroad station converted into a brewery, and a World War I Doughboy bronze statue sculpted by Ernest Moore Viquesney in P.T. Barnum Square. (updated Dec 2020) Blue Jay Orchards, 125 Plumtrees Rd. Pick-your-own apple orchard and apple cider. PT Barnum Birthplace, 55 Greenwood Ave.
Bethel Cinema, 269 Greenwood Avenue, ☏ +1 203 778-2100. Shows foreign and domestic independent films, and hosts the Connecticut Film Festival each December. 1 Sky Zone Bethel. - located in Bethel
Sycamore Drive-In Restaurant, 282 Greenwood Avenue. An authentic 1950s era drive in. New Colony Diner, 14 Stony Hill Road. One Front Street, 1 Front Street. Putnam House Restaurant, 12 Depot Place. Famous Pizza, 1 PT Barnum Square Armando's, 47 Stony Hill Road. Pizzeria Lauretano, 291 Greenwood Ave. Rizzuto's Wood-Fired Pizza Kitchen & Bar, 6 Stony Hill Road. La Zingara 8 PT Barnum Square La Fortuna, 37 Stony Hill Road. Bethel Pizza House, 206 Greenwood Avenue. Bethel Chinese Kitchen, 46 Grassy Plain Street. Ming Garden Restaurant, 211 Greenwood Avenue. Empire Szechuan, 85 Stony Hill Road. Cadiz, 269 Greenwood Avenue. San Miguel Restaurant 8 PT Barnum Square
Molten Java, 213 Greenwood Avenue, ☏ +1 203 739 0313. M Tu 6:15AM - 8PM, W 6:15AM - 9PM, Th F 6:15AM - 10PM, Sa 7AM - 10PM, Su 8AM - 8PM. Community-centered coffee house, cafe, art gallery and music venue, a meeting place for the community, and a venue for artists and musicians to share their talents.
Best Western Berkshire Inn, 11 Stony Hill Road, ☏ +1 203 744-3200, fax: +1 203 744-3979. Best Western Stony Hill Inn, 46 Stony Hill Road, ☏ +1 203 743-5533, fax: +1 203 743-4958. Bethel/Danbury Microtel Inn & Suites, 80 Benedict Road, ☏ +1 203 748-8318, fax: +1 203 748-8309.
The town is easily accessible from Interstate 84 and has a train station on the Danbury Branch of Metro-North's New Haven line.
Public bus service is provided by HART regional bus services. Downtown is walkable. Car, taxi, or ride-sharing service would be needed for other sections of town, such as Stony Hill area.
Travel tips adapted from Bethel (Connecticut) on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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