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Around Ellington ...

For comparison, Ellington has a population of 16,700 people.

The following is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from Ellington, with the nearest first.

  • Ellington
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Windermere
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Windermere is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windermere
  • Rockville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Broad Brook
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Crystal Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Mill Pond Village
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Mill Pond Village is located in Hartford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Pond Village
  • Quarryville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Quarryville is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarryville
  • Somers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Somers is located in Tolland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somers
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,741 people
  • Somers
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
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    • Somersville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Windsorville
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Windsorville is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsorville
    • East Windsor
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • East Windsor is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Windsor
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,654 people
    • Tolland
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Vernon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Vernon is located in Tolland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vernon
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,400 people
    • Enfield
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Enfield is located in Hartford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enfield
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 43,559 people

For more communities neighboring Ellington, please visit our County-by-County Page for Ellington.

Tolland County ...

Ellington is located in Tolland County<3>.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tolland County: Hartford, New London, Windham, Hampden (MA) & Worcester (MA).

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ellington ...

It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for Ellington.

Airports Near Ellington ...

When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to Ellington and that information can be found on the Airports Page for Ellington.

Websites We Enjoy ...

When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.

Footnotes ...

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Ellington.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>If you're interested in how the shape of Connecticut's counties, including Tolland, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<4>When we are planning a trip (for example, to Ellington), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip.