Housatonic State Forest
Housatonic State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 11,284 acres in the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, North Canaan, Salisbury and Norfolk.
Places of Interest
Highlights: Cream Hill Shelter and Dean’s Ravine Falls.
Cream Hill Shelter
Shelter
Dean’s Ravine Falls
Waterfall
Dean's Ravine Falls is a 50-foot-tall waterfall formed along Reed Brook in Canaan, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canaan and Falls Village.
Housatonic State Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Description: Connecticut state forest
- Categories: state forest and recreation area
- Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.91621° or 41° 54′ 58″ north
Longitude
-73.30928° or 73° 18′ 33″ west
Elevation
1,145 feet (349 metres)
Operator
Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection
Open location code
87H8WM8R+F7
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to German—“Housatonic State Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Housatonic State Forest”
- German: “Housatonic State Forest”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Yelping Hill and Cornwall Hollow.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Barrack Cemetery and Music Mountain.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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