Groton

Summary

Groton is a New England town^[1]. Groton ranks in the top 5% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Groton is located in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region^[3].
• Groton is located in New London County^[4].
• Groton is in the country of United States^[5].
• Groton is on the body of water Thames River^[6].
• Groton's image is recorded as USS Nautilus SSN571.JPG^[7].
• Groton's instance of is recorded as New England town^[8].
• Groton's ISNI is recorded as 0000000406201401^[9].
• Groton's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 138388455^[10].
• Groton's locator map image is recorded as Groton CT lg.PNG^[11].
• Groton's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n81124388^[12].
• Groton's postal code is recorded as 06340^[13].
• Groton's postal code is recorded as 06349^[14].
• Groton's Commons category is recorded as Groton, Connecticut^[15].
• Groton's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 11059193^[16].
• Groton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[17].
• +1705-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Groton^[18].
• Groton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 213437^[19].
• Groton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.345833333333, 'lon': -72.029722222222}^[20].
• Groton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.3501, 'lon': -72.07841}^[21].
• Groton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 41.3501598, 'lon': -72.0761998}^[22].
• Groton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03lhj3^[23].
• Groton's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge679120^[24].
• Groton's FIPS 55-3 is recorded as 09-34250^[25].
• Groton's official website is recorded as https://www.groton-ct.gov/^[26].
• Groton's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Groton, Connecticut^[27].

Body

Geography

Groton is in the country of United States^[5]. Located in include Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region^[3], a planning region of Connecticut^[28], in United States^[29] and New London County^[4], a county of Connecticut^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1666^[32]. Groton is on the body of water Thames River^[6].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+40115'}^[33], {'amount': '+38411'}^[34], and {'amount': '+38456'}^[35].

Climate and Environment

Groton's Köppen climate classification is recorded as oceanic climate^[36].

Designation and Status

Groton's instance of is recorded as New England town^[8].

History and Context

+1705-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Groton^[18].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Groton include Groton-New London Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1940^[40] and USS Groton^[41], an attack submarine^[42].

Why It Matters

Groton ranks in the top 5% of new_england_town entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (303 views/month).^[2] Groton has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] Groton is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for Groton include Groton-New London Airport^[37], an airport^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1940^[40] and USS Groton^[41], an attack submarine^[42].