South Canaan

South Canaan is a hamlet in Town of Canaan, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. South Canaan is situated nearby to the hamlet Huntsville, as well as near the neighborhood Falls Village Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Great Falls and Regional High School.

Great Falls

Waterfall

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Great Falls is a waterfall formed along the Housatonic River at Falls Village in the town of Canaan amidst Connecticut's Litchfield Hills. Great Falls is the highest volume waterfall in the state, though a great deal of its potential water volume is diverted immediately upstream during most of the year for hydro-electric power generation. Great Falls is situated 2 miles west of South Canaan.

Regional High School

School

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Housatonic Valley Regional High School is a public high school in Falls Village, Connecticut, United States. The high school serves the six towns of the Region 1 School District, comprising the towns of Canaan, Cornwall, Kent, North Canaan, Salisbury and Sharon. Regional High School is situated 2½ miles southwest of South Canaan.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canaan and Falls Village.

Canaan

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Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.

Falls Village

Village

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Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Falls Village had a population of 383. Falls Village is situated 1½ miles west of South Canaan.

Canaan

Village

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Canaan is a village and census-designated place within the town of North Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Formerly known as Canaan Depot, the village is more commonly known as Canaan Village to distinguish it from the town of Canaan located to the south of North Canaan. Canaan is situated 4½ miles north of South Canaan.

South Canaan

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “South Cannan”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Canaan, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.96176° or 41° 57′ 42″ north

Longitude

-73.33345° or 73° 20′ 0″ west

Elevation

656 feet (200 metres)

Open location code

87H8XM68+PJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158898499

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4843248

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