Brooks Pond Dam
Brooks Pond Dam is a dam in Town of Petersham, Worcester, Massachusetts. Brooks Pond Dam is situated nearby to the village Petersham, as well as near the nature reserve Federated Womens Club State Forest.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States of America; geonames ID = 4931514
- Also known as: “Harvard Pond Dam”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Federated Womens Club State Forest.
Federated Womens Club State Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Federated Women's Club State Forest is a Massachusetts state forest located in the towns of Petersham and New Salem. Notable forest scenery is found along wooded roads with views of Fever Brook, which has been dammed and provides a stopover for migrating birds. Federated Womens Club State Forest is situated 2 miles west of Brooks Pond Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Petersham and Nichewaug.
Petersham
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Quabbin Valley is in Central Massachusetts, it consists of the Quabbin Reservoir and a number of small towns and settlements. Towns and villages in the area inckude: Barre, Belchertown, Hardwick, Hubbardston, New Braintree, New Salem, Oakham, Pelham, Petersham, Ware. Petersham is situated 1½ miles southeast of Brooks Pond Dam.
Nichewaug
Hamlet
Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nichewaug is a village in Massachusetts, part of the town of Petersham. It is close to the Quabbin Reservoir and the former town of Dana, Massachusetts. Nichewaug is situated 4½ miles south of Brooks Pond Dam.
Dana Center
Hamlet
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Dana was a town located in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. Dana was lost as a result of the formation of the Quabbin Reservoir. Dana Center is situated 5 miles south of Brooks Pond Dam.
Brooks Pond Dam
Latitude
42.49869° or 42° 29′ 55″ northLongitude
-72.21361° or 72° 12′ 49″ westElevation
758 feet (231 metres)Open location code
87J9FQXP+FHOpenStreetMap ID
node 358267767OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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“Brooks Pond Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Brooks Pond Dam (alihan sa tubig sa Estados Unidos, lat 42,50, long -72,21)”
- Cebuano: “Brooks Pond Dam”
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