Balance Rock
Balance Rock is in Town of Hartland, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut. Balance Rock is situated nearby to the building Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin, as well as near the village Hartland.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin.
Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin
Building
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The Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin is a historic ski lodge at the end of Balance Rock Road in Tunxis State Forest, Hartland, Connecticut. Built in 1937, it is one of the few surviving ski-related recreational structures built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the state. Tunxis Forest Ski Cabin is situated 1,100 feet northwest of Balance Rock.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hartland and Barkhamsted.
Hartland
Village
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Hartland is a town in Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,901 at the 2020 census. The rural town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region and forms the northwestern border of Hartford County. Hartland is situated 3 miles west of Balance Rock.
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.
Granville
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Granville is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,538 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town is named for John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville.
Balance Rock
- Type: Rock
- Category: landform
- Location: Town of Hartland, Northwest Hills Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.00641° or 42° 0′ 23″ northLongitude
-72.92687° or 72° 55′ 37″ westOpen location code
87J9234F+H7OpenStreetMap ID
way 837571819OpenStreetMap feature
natural=rock
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