Vernon Dam

Vernon Dam is a dam in Windham, Vermont. Vernon Dam is situated nearby to Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant, as well as near the town Hinsdale.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant.

Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant

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Vermont Yankee was an electricity generating nuclear power plant, located in the town of Vernon, Vermont, in the northeastern United States. It generated 620 megawatts of electricity at full power. Vermont Yankee Nuclear Power Plant is situated 2,800 feet north of Vernon Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vernon and Hinsdale.

Vernon

Village

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Vernon is a town in Windham County, Vermont, in the United States. The population was 2,192 at the 2020 census. Vernon is the site of the now-defunct Vermont Yankee, the state of Vermont's only nuclear power plant, which closed in December 2014.

Hinsdale

Town

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Hinsdale is a town in Cheshire County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,948 at the 2020 census, and an estimated 4,034 in 2025. Hinsdale is home to part of Pisgah State Park in the northeast, and part of Wantastiquet Mountain State Forest in the northwest. Hinsdale is situated 2 miles northeast of Vernon Dam.

Guilford

Village

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Guilford is a town in Windham County, Vermont, United States. The town was named for Francis North, 1st Earl of Guilford. The population was 2,120 at the 2020 census. Guilford is situated 4½ miles northwest of Vernon Dam.

Vernon Dam

Type: Dam
Location: Windham, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.77119° or 42° 46′ 16″ north

Longitude

-72.5137° or 72° 30′ 49″ west

Elevation

217 feet (66 metres)

Open location code

87J9QFCP+FG

GeoNames ID

5242286

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