Taconic

Taconic is a hamlet in Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Taconic is situated nearby to the hamlet Hammertown, as well as near Joyceville.

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Camp’s Forge”, “Camps Forge”, “Chapinville”, and “Forge Pond Village”
Postal code: 06079

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Riga State Park and Bear Mountain.

Mount Riga State Park

Nature reserve

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Riga State Park is an undeveloped public recreation area located in the town of Salisbury, Connecticut. The state park offers opportunities for hiking and bow hunting.

Bear Mountain

Scenic viewpoint

Photo: Heatkernel, Public domain.

Bear Mountain is a peak of the southern Taconic Mountains in Salisbury, Connecticut. At 2,316 feet, Bear Mountain is the highest mountain that lies wholly within Connecticut. Bear Mountain is situated 2½ miles west of Taconic.

Salisbury School

School

Salisbury School is an elite all-boys, private college-preparatory boarding school in Salisbury, Connecticut. It was founded in 1901 by the Reverend George E. Salisbury School is situated 2½ miles south of Taconic.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ashley Falls and Canaan.

Ashley Falls

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Ashley Falls is a village, which is situated 4 miles east of Taconic.

Canaan

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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 4 miles east of Taconic.

North Canaan

Town

Photo: Jmabel, CC BY-SA 3.0.

North Canaan is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 3,211 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region. North Canaan is situated 4 miles east of Taconic.

Taconic

Category: locality
Location: Salisbury, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Litchfield Hills, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.03565° or 42° 2′ 8″ north

Longitude

-73.4079° or 73° 24′ 28″ west

Elevation

758 feet (231 metres)

Open location code

87J82HPR+7R

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158860131

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4843965

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