Plants Dam

Plants Dam is a dam in East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Plants Dam is situated nearby to Hains Park, as well as near the suburb Niantic.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include York Correctional Institution and Hains Park.

York Correctional Institution

Prison

Janet S. York Correctional Institution is Connecticut's only state prison for women, located in Niantic. The facility opened in its current form in October, 1994, and houses a maximum of 1500 at a range of security levels from minimum to super maximum. York Correctional Institution is situated 2 miles southeast of Plants Dam.

Hains Park

Park

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Hains Park is situated 2 miles west of Plants Dam.

Thomas Lee House

Building

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The Thomas Lee House is a historic house at the junction of Giant's Neck Road and Connecticut Route 156 in the Niantic section of East Lyme, Connecticut, built around 1660. Thomas Lee House is situated 2 miles southeast of Plants Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Niantic and Oswegatchie Historic District.

Niantic

Suburb

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Niantic is a census-designated place and village in the town of East Lyme, Connecticut. As of the 2020 census, Niantic had a population of 3,194. It is located on Long Island Sound. Niantic is situated 4 miles east of Plants Dam.

Oswegatchie Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Oswegatchie Historic District is a historic district in the town of Waterford, Connecticut, United States. The historic district is located on a peninsula on the east side of the tidal Niantic River, and represents a cross-section of historic coastal land uses, from farming to a small colony of summer estates to year-round living. Oswegatchie Historic District is situated 4 miles east of Plants Dam.

Old Lyme

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Old Lyme is a coastal town in Mystic-Eastern region of Connecticut. Old Lyme is a quaint little town at the bottom of the Connecticut River on the East banks. It is generally regarded as a summering destination as it has many gorgeous beaches.

Plants Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Location: East Lyme, Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Mystic-Eastern, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.34482° or 41° 20′ 41″ north

Longitude

-72.26036° or 72° 15′ 37″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87H98PVQ+WV

GeoNames ID

4840789

Wikidata ID

Q31807182

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In Other Languages

“Plants Dam” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Plants Dam”

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