Editing Simsbury, Connecticut (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Penwood State park.jpg|thumb|100px|Talcott Mountain ridgeline]]
[[File:TariffvilleGorge2.jpg|thumb|200px|The [[Farmington River]] in Simsbury]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|88.8|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|87.9|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|1.0|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 1.09%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010" />

Simsbury lies in the northern end of the [[Farmington Valley]]. The east side of Simsbury is flanked by [[Talcott Mountain]], which is part of the [[Metacomet Ridge]], a mountainous [[trap rock]] ridgeline that stretches from [[Long Island Sound]] to near the [[Vermont]] border. Notable features of the Metacomet Ridge in Simsbury include [[Heublein Tower]], [[Talcott Mountain State Park]], [[Penwood State Park]], and the Tariffville Gorge of the Farmington River. The {{convert|51|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Metacomet Trail]] traverses the ridge. At the western foot of the mountain, the [[Pinchot Sycamore]], the largest tree in Connecticut, grows near the Farmington River. Simsbury also has some patches of [[old-growth forest]]; [[Belden Forest]], a 40-acre site with public hiking trails near the center of town was inducted into the [[Old-Growth Forest Network]] in October 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Forest Dedication: Belden Forest - Our First Connecticut Forest! |url=https://www.oldgrowthforest.net/events/2019/10/25/etogz9h7gli206ug6daioxhuxswfk2 |website=Old-Growth Forest Network |access-date=January 17, 2021}}</ref>

The town is often considered a bedroom community for the nearby city of [[Hartford, Connecticut]], which is a 20 to 25 minute drive from Simsbury Center; however, many residents also commute to other towns and cities within the west-central Connecticut region.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

===Principal communities===
After the complete destruction of the town in 1676 during King Philip's War, there were three late 17th to early 18th century nucleated resettlement communities: [[East Weatogue Historic District|East Weatogue]] (also called East Simsbury), [[Simsbury Center Historic District|Simsbury Center]], and [[Terry's Plain Historic District|Terry's Plain]].

There are four [[census-designated place]]s in Simsbury: [[Simsbury Center, Connecticut|Simsbury Center]], [[Tariffville, Connecticut|Tariffville]], [[Weatogue, Connecticut|Weatogue]], and [[West Simsbury, Connecticut|West Simsbury]].

===Climate===
{{Weather box
| location    = Simsbury, Connecticut
| single line = Y
| Jan record high F = 72
| Feb record high F = 73
| Mar record high F = 89
| Apr record high F = 96
| May record high F = 99
| Jun record high F = 101
| Jul record high F = 102
| Aug record high F = 102
| Sep record high F = 101
| Oct record high F = 91
| Nov record high F = 83
| Dec record high F = 76
| year record high F = 102
| Jan high F = 34
| Feb high F = 39
| Mar high F = 48
| Apr high F = 61
| May high F = 71
| Jun high F = 80
| Jul high F = 85
| Aug high F = 83
| Sep high F = 75
| Oct high F = 63
| Nov high F = 52
| Dec high F = 40
| Jan low F = 18
| Feb low F = 21
| Mar low F = 28
| Apr low F = 38
| May low F = 48
| Jun low F = 57
| Jul low F = 63
| Aug low F = 61
| Sep low F = 53
| Oct low F = 41
| Nov low F = 33
| Dec low F = 23
| Jan record low F = −26
| Feb record low F = −24
| Mar record low F = −8
| Apr record low F = 9
| May record low F = 28
| Jun record low F = 37
| Jul record low F = 44
| Aug record low F = 36
| Sep record low F = 27
| Oct record low F = 17
| Nov record low F = 1
| Dec record low F = −18
| year record low F = −26
| Jan precipitation inch = 3.23
| Feb precipitation inch = 3.00
| Mar precipitation inch = 3.62
| Apr precipitation inch = 3.72
| May precipitation inch = 4.35
| Jun precipitation inch = 4.35
| Jul precipitation inch = 4.18
| Aug precipitation inch = 3.93
| Sep precipitation inch = 3.88
| Oct precipitation inch = 4.37
| Nov precipitation inch = 3.89
| Dec precipitation inch = 3.44
| precipitation colour = green
| source 1             = <ref name="Weather" />
| date                 = November 2011
}}