Miry Swamp

Miry Swamp is a swamp in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Miry Swamp is situated nearby to the hamlet Hillcrest, as well as near the town Middlebury.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lake Quassapaug and Quassy Amusement Park.

Lake Quassapaug

Reservoir

Lake Quassapaug is a 296-acre lake located in Middlebury, Connecticut. It is home to Quassy Amusement Park. The lake also hosts six private outing clubs, including the Lake Quassapaug Outing Club and the Quassapaug Sailing Center. Lake Quassapaug is situated 2 miles southwest of Miry Swamp.

Quassy Amusement Park

Theme park

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Quassy Amusement Park is an amusement and waterpark in Middlebury, Connecticut, and is one of only 11 trolley parks still operating in the United States. Quassy Amusement Park is situated 2½ miles southwest of Miry Swamp.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Middlebury and Middlebury Center Historic District.

Middlebury

Town

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Middlebury is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 7,574 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. Middlebury is situated 2 miles south of Miry Swamp.

Middlebury Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Middlebury Center Historic District encompasses the historic civic and religious center of Middlebury, Connecticut. Centered at the Junction of North and South Streets with Whittemore Road CT 188, the District includes churches, schools and municipal buildings, many from the late 19th or early 20th centuries, as well as a diversity of residential architecture. Middlebury Center Historic District is situated 2 miles south of Miry Swamp.

Oakville

Suburb

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Oakville is a census-designated place and neighborhood section of Watertown, in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Oakville had a population of 9,504. Oakville is situated 3 miles northeast of Miry Swamp.

Miry Swamp

Type: Swamp
Category: body of water
Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.55729° or 41° 33′ 26″ north

Longitude

-73.12632° or 73° 7′ 35″ west

Elevation

659 feet (201 metres)

Open location code

87H8HV4F+WF

GeoNames ID

4838800

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