Fivemile River
The Five Mile River is a 23.5-mile-long river located in Connecticut's northeast corner which flows through the towns of Thompson, Putnam, and Killingly.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Windham County, Connecticut, United States
- Also known as: “Ashawog”, “Assawaga River”, “Assawog”, “Assowog River”, “Assowoga River”, and “Five Mile River”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Danielson Airport and H. H. Ellis Technical High School.
Old Furnace State Park
Nature reserve
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Danielson and Danielson Main Street Historic District.
Danielson
Suburb
Danielson Main Street Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.Quinebaug Mill–Quebec Square Historic District
Locality
Photo: Marcbela, Public domain.Fivemile River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.80232° or 41° 48′ 8″ north
Longitude
-71.88702° or 71° 53′ 13″ west
Elevation
210 feet (64 metres)
Open location code
87HCR427+W5
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Fivemile River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Five Mile”
- Cebuano: “Fivemile River”
- Dutch: “Five Mile River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر فايف مايل”
- German: “Five Mile River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Five Mile”
- Slovenian: “Five Mile River”
- Venetian: “Five Mile”
- Welsh: “Afon Five Mile”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Quebec and East Brooklyn.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Nashawaug and Rajak Dam.
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Worth a closer look: Hartford and New Haven.
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