Payson Dam
Payson Dam is a dam in Thetford, Orange, Vermont. Payson Dam is situated nearby to the hamlet Union Village, as well as near Thetford Center.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Union Village Covered Bridge and Thetford Hill State Park.
Union Village Covered Bridge
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The Union Village Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Academy Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Union Village, Thetford, Vermont. Union Village Covered Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of Payson Dam.
Thetford Hill State Park
Park
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Thetford Hill State Park is a state park in Thetford, Vermont. It is a day-use park within the southern tract of Thetford Hill State Forest. The park includes paths for hiking and the 5-km Woods Hill Trail, a world-class cross-country running and skiing trail. Thetford Hill State Park is situated 2 miles east of Payson Dam.
Thetford Center Covered Bridge
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The Thetford Center Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge, carrying Tucker Hill Road across the Ompompanoosuc River in Thetford, Vermont. It is the state's only known example of the Haupt patent truss system. Thetford Center Covered Bridge is situated 2½ miles northeast of Payson Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Village and Thetford Center.
Union Village
Hamlet
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Union Village is a village that spans Norwich and Thetford, Vermont, and sits along the Ompompanoosuc River. It contains a small cluster of homes with many dating to the early 1800s, a red brick Methodist Episcopal church built in 1836, a covered bridge, a small defunct school house, and a United States Army Corps of Engineers flood control dam.
Thetford Center
Hamlet
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The Thetford Center Historic District encompasses the village of Thetford Center in Thetford, Vermont. The village contains a well-preserved collection of early to mid-19th century architecture, a legacy of its period of greatest prosperity as an agricultural and industrial center. Thetford Center is situated 2½ miles northeast of Payson Dam.
South Strafford
Hamlet
South Strafford is an unincorporated village in the town of Strafford, Orange County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along Vermont Route 132, 10 miles northwest of Hanover, New Hampshire. South Strafford is situated 5 miles northwest of Payson Dam.
Payson Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Orange County, Vermont, United States of America
- Location: Thetford, Orange, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.80315° or 43° 48′ 11″ northLongitude
-72.2766° or 72° 16′ 36″ westElevation
840 feet (256 metres)Open location code
87M9RP3F+79OpenStreetMap ID
node 356555815OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=dam
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- Cebuano: “Payson Dam”
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