Whittemore Lake Dam

Whittemore Lake Dam is a dam in Town of Bennington, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire. Whittemore Lake Dam is situated nearby to the town Bennington, as well as near the peak Crotched Mountain.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Crotched Mountain and Crotched Mountain Specialty Hospital.

Crotched Mountain

Peak

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Crotched Mountain is a small mountain in western Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, in the United States. The 2,063-foot summit of the mountain is in the town of Francestown, while the western slopes of the mountain rise in the town of Bennington, and a long southern ridge of the mountain is in Greenfield. Crotched Mountain is situated 2 miles east of Whittemore Lake Dam.

Crotched Mountain Specialty Hospital

Hospital

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Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center was a facility in Greenfield, New Hampshire, United States. It was established as a rehabilitation center for children with polio and later expanded to include a school for the deaf, a residential school for students with complex disabilities, and adult residential programs. Crotched Mountain Specialty Hospital is situated 2 miles southeast of Whittemore Lake Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bennington and Greenfield.

Bennington

Town

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Bennington is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,501 at the 2020 census. The main village of the town, where 338 people resided at the 2020 census, is defined as the Bennington census-designated place and is located on the Contoocook River at the intersection of New Hampshire routes 31 and 47.

Greenfield

Village

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Greenfield is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 1,716 at the 2020 census. Greenfield is home to the Crotched Mountain Rehabilitation Center, to Greenfield State Park, and to part of the Wapack Trail. Greenfield is situated 3 miles southeast of Whittemore Lake Dam.

Antrim

Town

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Antrim is a town in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 2,651 at the 2020 census. The main village in the town, where 1,395 people lived at the 2020 census, is defined as the Antrim census-designated place and is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 202 and New Hampshire Route 31. Antrim is situated 3½ miles northwest of Whittemore Lake Dam.

Whittemore Lake Dam

Type: Dam
Description: dam in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Location: Town of Bennington, Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.98842° or 42° 59′ 18″ north

Longitude

-71.90702° or 71° 54′ 25″ west

Elevation

823 feet (251 metres)

Open location code

87JCX3QV+95

GeoNames ID

5094683

Wikidata ID

Q34953519

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Cebuano: “Whittemore Lake Dam”

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