Fanshawe Dam
Fanshawe Dam is a dam located on North Thames River near the eastern edge of London, Ontario. The crest of the dam is 625 metres long. It is 30.5 metres in height and drops the river surface 12 metres. Fanshawe Lake is the reservoir created by the dam.Photo: SoftwareSimian, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include London International Airport and Fanshawe Lake.
London International Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: Arsenikk, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The London International Airport is an airport located in London, Ontario, Canada. It is located 5 nautical miles northeast of the city of London, Ontario and is classified as an airport of entry by Transport Canada. London International Airport is situated 3 km east of Fanshawe Dam.
Fanshawe Lake
Lake
Photo: WabbitWanderer, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Fanshawe Lake is a small man-made lake east of London, Ontario. It is fed by the Thames River from the north, and is separated from the river to the southwest by Fanshawe Dam.
Jet Aircraft Museum
Museum
The Jet Aircraft Museum is a charitable foundation aviation museum specializing in Canadian Forces jet aircraft. The museum is located at the London International Airport, the museum also does not receive any funding from the government, and strictly relies on donations and some private grants. Jet Aircraft Museum is situated 2½ km southeast of Fanshawe Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Huron Heights and Hyde Park, London, Ontario.
Huron Heights
Neighborhood
Huron Heights is a neighbourhood in the City of London, Ontario, Canada. Located in the northeast part of the city, development began around 1960 and continued to the late 1960s in four distinct phases, and included three public elementary schools, and provided students to one Catholic elementary in the area and one public secondary school just northwest of the development. Huron Heights is situated 3 km southwest of Fanshawe Dam.
Hyde Park, London, Ontario
Locality
Hyde Park is a neighbourhood in the city of London, Ontario, Canada. Located in the northern part of the city, the area is bordered by Fanshawe Park Road to the north and Sarnia Road to the south. Hyde Park, London, Ontario is situated 9 km west of Fanshawe Dam.
London
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
London is a medium-sized city in Southwestern Ontario with a population of 378,000. It is west of Toronto, between Lake Huron and Lake Erie at the fork of the Thames River, which was named after the River Thames in London, England.
Fanshawe Dam
- Type: Dam
- Also known as: “FanshaweDam”
- Location: Middlesex County, Ontario, Canada, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.04145° or 43° 2′ 29″ northLongitude
-81.18226° or 81° 10′ 56″ westOpen location code
86MW2RR9+H3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1556440995OpenStreetMap feature
waterway=damWikidata ID
Q5434098
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Satellite Map
Discover Fanshawe Dam from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Egyptian Arabic to Japanese—“Fanshawe Dam” goes by many names.
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد فانشو”
- Italian: “diga di Fanshawe”
- Japanese: “ファンショー・ダム”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ted Early Sports Complex and Forest City National Golf Club.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as Park Gate and Campground Registration Office (Fanshawe Conservation Area).
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