Wack Forest

Wack Forest is a nature reserve in Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Wack Forest is situated nearby to the neighborhood Lime Rock Historic District, as well as near the hamlet Interlaken Estates.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lime Rock Park and Great Falls.

Lime Rock Park

Sports venue

Photo: Rob, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Lime Rock Park is a natural-terrain motorsport road racing venue located in Lakeville, Connecticut, United States, a hamlet in the town of Salisbury, in the state's northwest corner.

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.

Regional High School

School

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Salisbury and Falls Village.

Salisbury

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Salisbury is a city in Connecticut. It includes the village of Lakeville, home to Lime Rock Park raceway.

Falls Village

Village

Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Lakeville

Village

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.5.

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.

Wack Forest

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.9331° or 41° 55′ 59″ north

Longitude

-73.4004° or 73° 24′ 1″ west

Open location code

87H8WHMX+6V

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43437616

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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