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Above All State Park
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Above All State Park © Peter Alessi
Above All State Park © Peter Alessi
Above All State Park Enders State Park © Peter Alessi
Above All State Park © Peter Alessi
Above All State Park Enders State Park © Peter Alessi
Above All State Park Path to Old Radar Building © Gary Jordan
This path leads back to an old radar station.
Above All State Park Old Radar Station © Gary Jordan
Built during the Cold War, this radar station has since been abandoned. Above All State Park is home to the former site of SAGE Semi Automatic Ground Environment Air Defense Network. This particular site was a gap-filler providing low altitude coverage out to a range of 65 miles. The Semi-Automatic Ground Environment SAGE was an automated control system for tracking and intercepting enemy bomber aircraft used by NORAD from the late 1950s into the 1980s. In later versions, the system could automatically direct aircraft to an interception by sending instructions directly to the aircrafts autopilot.
Above All State Park Old Radar Station © Gary Jordan
This is the south face of the old radar building.
Above All State Park Mounting Plates © Gary Jordan
These mounting plates must have been used to anchor the radar arrays used here.
Above All State Park Path To Road © Gary Jordan
This path leads back to the road you leave your car by.
Above All State Park © sabrina wiggett
Above All State Park Fall Foliage © Gary Jordan
Above All State Park Inside Old Radar Building © Gary Jordan
This is one of the rooms inside the old radar building. All the equipment has been removed.
Above All State Park Land Marker © Gary Jordan
Marker reads FOR INFORMATION OR TO REPORT DAMAGE THE DIRECTOR NATIONAL GEODETIC SURVEY WASHINGTON, D.C. REFERENCE MARK ABOVE ALL NO.1 1984... This is part of the Global Positioning System GPS network responsible for the common geographic framework for Americas spatial data infrastructure.
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ABOVE ALL STATE PARK
ABOVE ALL STATE PARK
Warren, Connecticut   06754
(lat:41.7273 lon:-73.3539) map location

Phone: 860-868-7881
Above All State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located in the town of Warren, Connecticut. The only park amenities are informal trails not maintained.




Visitor Comments, Memories and Reviews
July 4 Big disappointment by EK Images
park review stars; one to five I visited Gillette Castle to find flower beds & pots all gone to weeds. Viewing the plants in the solarium looked stressed & brown. The Castle was closed due to budget restraints, yet the air conditioning was running. The gift shop & food court were open, why? There were only 3 cars in the parking lot. The wall to the pond is falling into itself. It would be better to close the park, than make it an embarrassment. People do travel from all over to find this.
September 16 Go for the human, not natural history
park review stars; one to five Fascinating history as a Cold War military site, with a few pieces of decaying equipment. If you visit at just the right time of summer, you may see lots of salamanders.
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