Manchester is a town east of Hartford with about 56,000 people in it.  It is an old town and was once famous for its silk mill. Photo of Shenipsit Trail tree with blue blaze near Case Mountain in Manchester, CT courtesy of Wikipedia and Gdisanto (public domain); photo from postcard of Cheney Brothers Mills, South Manchester, 1920, aerial view, courtesy of…...

There is a Barnegat Town, Barnegat Township, and Barnegat Light. All are in Ocean County on the mainland, just inside the barrier island of Long Beach Island. This area is growing very fast due to its excellent location on the Jersey shore and the Garden State Parkway.  Barnegat is about 45 minutes north of Atlantic City, which is where you…...

Laguna Woods is home to one of the country's largest active adult communities - Laguna Woods Village - an age-restricted community. Its motto is Resort Living, California Style. It is located on 2,100 acres of rolling hillsides just minutes from the Laguna Beach coastline in Orange County. The community is comprised of 12,736 dwellings and is considered to be one…...

California City, incorporated in 1965, is located in the Northern Antelope Valley of Kern County. It's a master planned community with two parks, a community center, a senior center, tennis courts, a sports center, and a pool.The community is also home to the National Desert Tortoise Reserve. Cerro Coso College is located here, as well as a PGA golf course.…...