Bixby Reservoir Dam

Bixby Reservoir Dam is a dam in Town of Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts. Bixby Reservoir Dam is situated nearby to the reservoir Harbor Pond, as well as near the neighborhood Townsend Harbor.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include New Beginnings United Methodist Church and Townsend Memorial Hall.

New Beginnings United Methodist Church

Church

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New Beginnings United Methodist Church is situated 2 miles north of Bixby Reservoir Dam.

Townsend Memorial Hall

Town hall

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Townsend Memorial Hall is a town hall, which is situated 2 miles north of Bixby Reservoir Dam.

Harbor Pond

Reservoir

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Harbor Pond is a reservoir, which is situated 2 miles northeast of Bixby Reservoir Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Townsend and Townsend Harbor.

Townsend

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Townsend is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 9,000. Ashby is a town in Massachusetts with a population of 3,000.

Townsend Harbor is a village in Townsend, Massachusetts, containing Harbor Pond dammed from the Squannacook River. At this location Jonas Spaulding and his brother Waldo started a mill in 1873 that made leatherboard. Townsend Harbor is situated 2½ miles east of Bixby Reservoir Dam.

Lunenburg

Town

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Lunenburg is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 11,782 at the 2020 census. It contains the census-designated place of the same name. Lunenburg is situated 3 miles south of Bixby Reservoir Dam.

Bixby Reservoir Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States of America
Location: Town of Townsend, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.64009° or 42° 38′ 24″ north

Longitude

-71.71452° or 71° 42′ 52″ west

Elevation

387 feet (118 metres)

Open location code

87JCJ7RP+25

GeoNames ID

4930640

Wikidata ID

Q48980557

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Cebuano: “Bixby Reservoir Dam”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Row and Old City.

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