Litchfield Hills
The Litchfield Hills comprise a geographic region in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is roughly coterminous with the boundaries of Litchfield County, for which it is named.Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Waterbury and Danbury.
Waterbury
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Waterbury is a small city in Connecticut that calls itself Brass City because its industrial base was built on metal industries, including silver, but particularly brass.
Danbury
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Danbury - nicknamed Hat City - is a city in the interior of Fairfield County, Connecticut, making it part of the Litchfield Hills region.
Bristol
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Bristol is a suburban city located in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, 20 miles southwest-west of Hartford. The city is also 120 miles southwest from Boston, and approximately 100 miles northeast of New York City.
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Torrington
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Torrington is the most populated municipality and largest city in Litchfield County, Connecticut, and the Northwest Hills Planning Region. It is also the core city of Greater Torrington, one of the largest micropolitan areas in the United States.
Newtown
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Newtown is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It is part of the Greater Danbury area as well as the New York metropolitan area. Newtown was founded in 1705, and later incorporated in 1711.
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Kent
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Kent is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. Located alongside the border with New York, the town's population was 3,019 according to the 2020 census.
Bethel
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Bethel is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 20,358. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region. The town includes the Bethel Census-Designated Place.
Canaan
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Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
Sherman
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Sherman is a town in the Litchfield Hills in the state of Connecticut. Although Sherman is the smallest town in Fairfield County, it has been nominated as the best small town in Connecticut.
Salisbury
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Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.
Southbury
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Southbury is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is north of Oxford and Newtown, and east of Brookfield. Its population was 19,879 at the 2020 census.
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Cornwall
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Cornwall is a town in Connecticut. It is comprised of many small parts from yesteryear, but today is generally divided into three parts, Cornwall Bridge, West Cornwall, and Cornwall Village.
Norfolk
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Norfolk is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Harwinton
Barkhamsted
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Barkhamsted is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It contains seven villages: West Hill, Mallory, Barkhamsted Center, Center Hill, Washington Hill, Pleasant Valley, and Riverton.
Litchfield Hills
- Type: region
- Description: Region of the state of Connecticut, U.S.
- Also known as: “Northwest Hills”
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude of center
41.7° or 41° 42′ northLongitude of center
-73.15° or 73° 9′ westWikidata ID
Q6647466
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In Other Languages
“Litchfield Hills” goes by many names.
- Japanese: “リッチフィールド・ヒルズ”
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