Wildcat Gorge

Wildcat Gorge is a valley in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 157 feet. Wildcat Gorge is situated nearby to the hamlet Kinneytown, as well as near the neighborhood Upper Main Street Historic District.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ansonia station and Osbornedale State Park.

Ansonia station

Railway station

Photo: Mitchazenia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Ansonia station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Ansonia, Connecticut. The station has one low-level side platform to the east of the track.

Osbornedale State Park

Nature reserve

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Osbornedale State Park is a public recreation area occupying 417 acres on the east bank of the Housatonic River primarily in the town of Derby, Connecticut, with a small portion in Ansonia. Osbornedale State Park is situated 1½ miles south of Wildcat Gorge.

Ansonia Library

Library

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The Ansonia Library is the public library serving Ansonia, Connecticut. It is located at 53 South Cliff, in an architecturally distinguished Richardsonian Romanesque building designed by Connecticut architect George Keller and completed in 1892 as a gift from Caroline Phelps Stokes. Ansonia Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wildcat Gorge.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Ansonia and Seymour.

Ansonia

Town

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Ansonia is a city in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, United States. Located on the Naugatuck River, it is immediately north of Derby, and about 12 miles northwest of New Haven. Ansonia is situated 1½ miles southeast of Wildcat Gorge.

Seymour

Town

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Seymour is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 16,748 at the 2020 census. Seymour is situated 2½ miles northeast of Wildcat Gorge.

Derby

Town

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Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. Derby is situated 3 miles south of Wildcat Gorge.

Wildcat Gorge

Type: Valley with an elevation of 157 feet
Description: valley in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States of America
Category: landform
Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.36204° or 41° 21′ 43″ north

Longitude

-73.0965° or 73° 5′ 47″ west

Elevation

157 feet (48 metres)

Open location code

87H89W63+R9

GeoNames ID

4845777

Wikidata ID

Q35458270

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In Other Languages

“Wildcat Gorge” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Wildcat Gorge”

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Kinneytown and Upper Main Street Historic District.

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