Beaver Island
Beaver Island is a heavily forested and uninhabited island located on the Deerfield River in Rowe, Massachusetts.Places of Interest
Highlights include Bear Swamp Hydroelectric Power Station and Zoar Cemetery.
Bear Swamp Hydroelectric Power Station
Power station
Bear Swamp Generating Station or Jack Cockwell Station is a pumped-storage hydroelectric underground power station that straddles the Deerfield River in Rowe and Florida, Massachusetts.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Zoar and Rowe.
Zoar
Hamlet
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Zoar is a village within the town of Charlemont in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States, on the east bank of the Deerfield River. The town is part of a popular recreation area for white water rafters and railroad enthusiasts. Zoar is situated 2 miles southeast of Beaver Island.
Rowe
Hamlet
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Rowe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 424 at the 2020 census. Rowe is situated 3½ miles northeast of Beaver Island.
Monroe Bridge
Hamlet
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Monroe is a town in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 118 at the 2020 U.S. census. By area, population, and population density, it is the smallest town in the county; and is the second-smallest town by population in the Commonwealth. Monroe Bridge is situated 4 miles north of Beaver Island.
Beaver Island
- Type: Islet
- Description: island in the Deerfield River in Franklin County, Massachusetts, United States
- Categories: river island, island, locality, and landform
- Location: Franklin, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.66784° or 42° 40′ 4″ northLongitude
-72.95955° or 72° 57′ 34″ westElevation
673 feet (205 metres)Open location code
87J9M29R+45OpenStreetMap ID
way 150810173OpenStreetMap feature
place=islet
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Uzbek—“Beaver Island” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Beaver Island”
- Uzbek: “Beaver oroli (Massachusetts)”
- Uzbek: “Beaver oroli”
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