Blue Hills, Connecticut

About Blue Hills

Blue Hills is a small unincorporated community in northern Connecticut.

Officially, Blue Hills is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.17 square miles.

📰 Blue Hills News Today

• Auditors: Millions given to Blue Hills Civic Assoc. unaccounted for CT Mirror · Sep 2
• Fatal Bloomfield fire raises questions as Blue Hills Fire District faces separate investigation NBC Connecticut · May 20
• Audit says Connecticut agency ignored warning signs before Blue Hills collapsed CT Insider · Aug 2
• Man shot by Hartford police on Blue Hills Avenue last week dies of injuries Connecticut Public · Mar 3
• ‘I heard the community calling his name’: Hartford residents react to officer-involved shooting on Blue Hills Avenue WTNH.com · Feb 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

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What Makes Blue Hills Unique

• The only place in America named Blue Hills — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northern Connecticut, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Easy reach of Hartford (3 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blue Hills

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Blue Hills

• Dom's Broad St Eatery — american
• IHOP — breakfast
• Jumbo Chinese Buffet
• Kennedy Fried Chicken — chicken
• Likkle Patty Shop — sandwich
• Scott's Jamaican Bakery
• Siam Corner Thai Kitchen & Pho — thai
• Starbucks — coffee shop (café)
• The Bean @226 — coffee shop (café)
• The Restaurant at Gillette Ridge — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Walter Fyler House Museum · Museum
• Windsor Historical Society · Museum
• Bounce Houses @ Nomad's · Theme park
• Bumper Cars @ Nomad's · Theme park
• Lost City Lazer Battle @ Nomad's · Theme park
• Museum of American Political Life · Museum
• Nomad's Adventure Quest · Theme park
• Nomad's Outdoor Adventures · Theme park
• Revolutions Arcade · Theme park
• Revolutions Bowling & Lounge · Theme park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blue Hills

• Barber Pond State Wildlife Area reviews ★
• Bissell Bridge Boat Launch reviews ★
• Bloomfield Avenue Open Space · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Bloomfield Town Green reviews ★
• Blue Hills Neighborhood Center reviews ★
• Brewer Drive Tot Lot · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Colonial Lane Open Space (2 Parcels) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Community Hall (Former) · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Coventry Green reviews ★
• Custer Drive Tot Lot reviews ★
• Deerfield Playground reviews ★
• Drake Street Tot Lot reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blue Hills

• Bloomfield High School
• Carmen Arace Intermediate School
• Carmen Arace Middle School
• Clover Street School
• John F. Kennedy School
• Laurel Literacy Academy
• Metacomet School
• Museum Academy
• Sage Park Middle School
• Windsor High School
• Wintonbury Early Childhood Magnet School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Blue Hills

🏘️ Nearby Communities