Wachocastinook Creek
Wachocastinook Creek is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Wachocastinook Creek is situated nearby to the village Lakeville, as well as near the hamlet Amesville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Scoville Library and Great Falls.
Scoville Library
Library
Photo: Phinisi Stuart, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Scoville Memorial Library is the public library of Salisbury, Connecticut. Established in 1803, it was the first in the United States open to the public free of charge.
Great Falls
Waterfall
Photo: Jgcoleman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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 east of Wachocastinook Creek.
Wononskopomuc Lake
Lake
Lake Wononscopomuc is a lake located in the Lakeville section of Salisbury, Connecticut, United States. It has the distinction of being the deepest natural lake in the state. Wononskopomuc Lake is situated 2½ miles southwest of Wachocastinook Creek.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Salisbury and Lakeville.
Salisbury
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Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.
Lakeville
Village
Lakeville is a census-designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States, close to Dutchess County, New York. It is within the town of Salisbury, but has its own ZIP Code. Lakeville is situated 1½ miles southwest of Wachocastinook Creek.
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 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Falls Village is situated 2½ miles southeast of Wachocastinook Creek.
Wachocastinook Creek
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Falls Brook”, “Falls Kill”, “Fell Kill”, “Mount Rige Brook”, “Riga Brook”, “Wachicastinook Creek”, “Wachocastinook Brook”, “Washicastinook Brook”, “Washinee Creek”, and “Wochocastigook”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.97426° or 41° 58′ 27″ northLongitude
-73.41012° or 73° 24′ 36″ westElevation
650 feet (198 metres)Open location code
87H8XHFQ+PXGeoNames ID
4845018
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Satellite Map
Discover Wachocastinook Creek from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Amesville and Interlaken Estates.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Raccoon Hill and Wetauwanchu Mountain.
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