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Canaan Connecticut Map

Explore Canaan, Connecticut, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Canaan, Connecticut

How to Use This Canaan, Connecticut Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canaan, Connecticut. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Connecticut or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Canaan.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Canaan
State	Connecticut (CT)
County	Litchfield County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.04011
Longitude	-73.332883
Population	1,190
Density	263.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	06018
Area Code	203, 475, 860, 959
County Seat	Litchfield
School District	North Canaan School District

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About Canaan, Connecticut

Canaan is a locality in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,190. The population density is 263.3 people per km². Canaan is located at 42.0401°N, 73.3329°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 06018.

Canaan exists as a quiet convergence of water and earth, where the Blackberry River carves a deliberate path through the lowlands, its current pulling cool air across the valley floor. It lies 19.0 miles northwest of Torrington, CT (from Torrington, CT: bearing 326°T), and is situated 5.9 miles south-southeast of Sheffield. Church Hill rises a mile to the east, casting a long, steady shadow that dictates the movement of light across the fields as the afternoon wanes. To the south, the damp, muffled expanse of Robbins Swamp holds the mist long after sunrise, creating a stillness that seems to permeate the surrounding woods and pastures. Two miles away, the surface of Washining Lake remains a polished, reflective plate, undisturbed by the urgency of the world beyond these inland borders. The clarity of the autumn air here possesses a thin, sharp quality, tracing the distinct edges of stone walls that mark the boundaries of ancient, overgrown plots.

Canaan retains a character forged by the steady intersection of agrarian tradition and early industrial ambition, where the remnants of iron-era labor still linger in the architecture of brick and timber. The economy, once tethered to the relentless output of furnaces and mills, has transitioned into a rhythm defined by local trade and the maintenance of a landscape that demands constant stewardship. Life in Canaan proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned pace, observed in the way residents navigate the transition from the humid warmth of summer to the hard freeze of winter. There is a sense of endurance in the way the local structures hold their ground against the seasons, reflecting a history that values utility and permanence over fleeting change. Even today, the quietude of the region suggests a place that has long since settled into its own identity, comfortable with the slow pulse of the seasons and the enduring presence of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

C H Pease Museum (Museum) — 0.9 mi, 172° S
Dough Boy (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 166° S
Connecticut Railroad Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 170° S
Bartholomew's Cobble (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 313° NW
Robbins Swamp (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 184° S
Robbins Swamp Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 182° S
Housatonic State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 166° S
East Twin Lake Water Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 271° W
Canaan Mountain Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 169° S
East Canaan Veterans Monument (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 126° SE
Twin Lakes (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 278° W
Edith Scoville Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 238° SW
Mount Riga State Park Scenic Reserve (State Park) — 4.8 mi, 278° W
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.9 mi, 205° SW · 110k acres
Rand's View (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 218° SW
Mount Everett State Reservation (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 300° NW
FV - Canaan Historical Society (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 195° S
Wood Creek Pond (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 100° E
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 115° SE
Holley Williams House Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 227° SW
Tri-State Marker (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 275° W
Town Hill Farm (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 216° SW
Newsboy Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 349° N
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 352° N
Orchard City Millage Sign (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 348° N
Community Access to the Arts (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 357° N
Colebrook Historical Society (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 106° E
Meeting House Site, 1740s-1795 (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 027° NE
Ca 1750s Cellar Hole of Rev. Adonijah Bidwell (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 026° NE
Ancram Opera House (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 273° W

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