Whitney Dam

Whitney Dam is a dam in Town of Stafford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut. Whitney Dam is situated nearby to the suburb Stafford Springs, as well as near the town Stafford Hollow.

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Kent Hollow Dam” and “Whitney Flood Control Site #1 Dam”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stafford Springs and Stafford Hollow.

Stafford Springs

Suburb

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Stafford Springs is a census-designated place located in Stafford, Connecticut, United States. The population was 4,780 at the 2020 Census. The village was a borough until November 1991, when it was disincorporated. Stafford Springs is situated 3½ miles southeast of Whitney Dam.

Stafford Hollow

Town

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Stafford Hollow, also known as Stafford, Stafford Village, or Furnace Hollow, is a village in the town of Stafford, in Tolland County, Connecticut, United States, located at the junction of Route 19 and Route 319. Stafford Hollow is situated 4 miles east of Whitney Dam.

Somers

Town

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Somers is a census-designated place comprising the primary village in the town of Somers, Tolland County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the Somers CDP had a population of 1,990, out of 10,255 in the town of Somers. Somers is situated 4 miles west of Whitney Dam.

Whitney Dam

Location: Town of Stafford, Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.98083° or 41° 58′ 51″ north

Longitude

-72.3659° or 72° 21′ 57″ west

Elevation

568 feet (173 metres)

Open location code

87H9XJJM+8J

OpenStreetMap ID

way 904568042

OpenStreetMap feature

waterway=dam

GeoNames ID

4845720

Wikidata ID

Q31807461

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Cebuano: “Whitney Dam”

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