Belden Forest

Belden Forest is a 40-acre wooded area owned by the Town of Simsbury, which was inducted into the Old-Growth Forest Network in October 2019. The trails are open to the public.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include Simsbury Public Library and Stratton Brook State Park.

Stratton Brook State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut. Among its notable features is the Massaco Forest Pavilion, built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in 1935.

Westminster School

School

The Westminster School is a private, coeducational college-preparatory, boarding and day school located in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. It accepts around 20% of applicants.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Simsbury and Weatogue.

Simsbury

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Simsbury is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States, incorporated as Connecticut's 21st town in May 1670. The town is part of the Capitol Planning Region. The population was 24,517 in the 2020 census.

Weatogue

Village

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Weatogue is a village and census-designated place in Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Weatogue had a population of 2,906.

Tariffville

Village

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Tariffville is a neighborhood and census-designated place in the town of Simsbury, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Tariffville had a population of 1,324.

Belden Forest

Type: Nature reserve
Description: old-growth forest in Connecticut
Categories: forest and recreation area
Location: Town of Simsbury, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.8741° or 41° 52′ 27″ north

Longitude

-72.8096° or 72° 48′ 35″ west

Open location code

87H9V5FR+J4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43440470

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

Wikidata ID

Q105200574

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