Straitsville

Straitsville is a hamlet in Town of Naugatuck, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Straitsville is situated nearby to the town Naugatuck, as well as near the village Union City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naugatuck station and Salem School.

Naugatuck station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Naugatuck station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track. Naugatuck station is situated 2 miles northwest of Straitsville.

Salem School

School

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The Salem School is a historic school building at 124 Meadow Street CT 63 in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story brick Renaissance Revival structure, designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1893. Salem School is situated 2 miles northwest of Straitsville.

Depot Street Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Depot Street Bridge is a historic bridge in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, carrying Depot Street over the Naugatuck River. Built in 1935 with federal jobs relief funds, it is one of a small number of surviving Parker through truss bridges in the state. Depot Street Bridge is situated 2½ miles southwest of Straitsville.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naugatuck and Beacon Falls.

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 2 miles northwest of Straitsville.

Beacon Falls

Village

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Beacon Falls is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and is approximately six miles from Waterbury. Beacon Falls is situated 2½ miles southwest of Straitsville.

Prospect

Village

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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 3½ miles northeast of Straitsville.

Straitsville

Type: Hamlet
Also known as: “Straightsville”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Naugatuck, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.46982° or 41° 28′ 11″ north

Longitude

-73.03316° or 73° 1′ 59″ west

Elevation

295 feet (90 metres)

Open location code

87H8FX98+WP

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158822072

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4843804

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