Town Of Canaan
Town Of Canaan is a nature reserve in Town of Canaan, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Town Of Canaan is situated nearby to the hamlet South Canaan, as well as near Huntsville.Places of Interest
Highlights include Great Falls and Dean’s Ravine Falls.
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.
Dean’s Ravine Falls
Waterfall
Dean's Ravine Falls is a 50-foot-tall waterfall formed along Reed Brook in Canaan, Connecticut. The falls were once a "must-see" spot along the 2,180-mile-long Appalachian Trail, until the trail was rerouted west of the Housatonic River through Sharon, Connecticut in the early 1980s.
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 Canaan and Falls Village.
Canaan
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
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.
Town Of Canaan
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Canaan, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.951° or 41° 57′ 4″ northLongitude
-73.3288° or 73° 19′ 44″ westOpen location code
87H8XM2C+CFOpenStreetMap ID
way 43442350OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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