MacKenzie Reservoir Dam

MacKenzie Reservoir Dam is a dam in Town of Wallingford, South Central Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. MacKenzie Reservoir Dam is situated nearby to the peak Fowler Mountain, as well as near Pistapaug Mountain.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Pine River Reservoir Dam”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Choate Rosemary Hall and Fowler Mountain.

Choate Rosemary Hall

University

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Choate Rosemary Hall is a private college-preparatory boarding school in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1890, it took its present name and began a co-educational system with the 1978 merger of The Choate School for boys and Rosemary Hall for girls. Choate Rosemary Hall is situated 2 miles northwest of MacKenzie Reservoir Dam.

Fowler Mountain

Peak

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Fowler Mountain, est. 750 feet, is a traprock mountain located 7 miles southeast of the center of Meriden, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Fowler Mountain is situated 2 miles east of MacKenzie Reservoir Dam.

Pistapaug Mountain

Peak

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Pistapaug Mountain, also known as Paug Mountain, est. 700 feet, is a traprock mountain located 11 miles northeast of New Haven, Connecticut. It is part of the narrow, linear Metacomet Ridge that extends from Long Island Sound near New Haven, Connecticut, north through the Connecticut River Valley of Massachusetts to the Vermont border. Pistapaug Mountain is situated 2½ miles east of MacKenzie Reservoir Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallingford and Yalesville.

Wallingford

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Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven and Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York Metropolitan Area.

Yalesville

Village

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Yalesville is an unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808. Yalesville is situated 4 miles northwest of MacKenzie Reservoir Dam.

North Haven

North Haven is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States on the outskirts of New Haven. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region.

MacKenzie Reservoir Dam

Latitude

41.43704° or 41° 26′ 13″ north

Longitude

-72.78065° or 72° 46′ 50″ west

Elevation

203 feet (62 metres)

Open location code

87H9C6P9+RP

GeoNames ID

4838099

Wikidata ID

Q31806656

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Cebuano: “MacKenzie Reservoir Dam”

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