New Naugatuck Reservoir

New Naugatuck Reservoir is a reservoir in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. New Naugatuck Reservoir is situated nearby to the hamlet Bethany Wood, as well as near the village Prospect.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mount Sanford and Prospect Green Historic District.

Mount Sanford

Peak

Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Mount Sanford of south-central Connecticut, est. 886 feet, is the high point on a 2.25-mile long traprock mountain ridge located 10 miles northwest of the city of New Haven. Mount Sanford is situated 2 miles east of New Naugatuck Reservoir.

Prospect Green Historic District

Village green

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Prospect Green Historic District is a historic district in the New England town of Prospect, Connecticut. The district is centered on the Prospect Green, the town green. Prospect Green Historic District is situated 2 miles north of New Naugatuck Reservoir.

Roaring Brook Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Jgcoleman, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state. Roaring Brook Falls is situated 2 miles east of New Naugatuck Reservoir.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Prospect and Bethany.

Prospect

Village

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Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the New York metropolitan area. Prospect is situated 2 miles north of New Naugatuck Reservoir.

Bethany

Photo: Ferrantep2, Public domain.

Bethany is a small town in Connecticut and one of three that compose Amity. It is rapidly growing as a town because it is set back from the rest of the surrounding areas but is in the middle of New Haven and Waterbury, two cities within CT.

Naugatuck

Town

Photo: Bill Hass, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town, part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, had a population of 31,519 as of the 2020 census. Naugatuck is situated 4 miles west of New Naugatuck Reservoir.

New Naugatuck Reservoir

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

41.47069° or 41° 28′ 15″ north

Longitude

-72.98247° or 72° 58′ 57″ west

Elevation

531 feet (162 metres)

Open location code

87H9F2C9+72

GeoNames ID

4839452

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