Ravenswood Dam

Ravenswood Dam is a reservoir in Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Ravenswood Dam is situated nearby to the neighborhood Strathmore Woods, as well as near Platts Knoll.

Places of Interest

Highlights include First Congregational Church and Cheshire Academy.

First Congregational Church

Church

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The First Congregational Church of Cheshire is a historic church at 111 Church Drive in Cheshire, Connecticut. Built in 1827, it was designed by David Hoadley and is a prominent local example of Federal period architecture.

Cheshire Academy

School

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Cheshire Academy is a co-educational college preparatory school located in Cheshire, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1794 as the Episcopal Academy of Connecticut, it is the eleventh oldest boarding school in the United States.

Roaring Brook Falls

Waterfall

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Roaring Brook Falls is a waterfall in the southwestern hills of Cheshire, Connecticut in the Northeastern United States. Formed as the eponymous Roaring Brook descends a wooded cliffside on West Mountain, the waterfall is an 80-foot horsetail and ranks as one of the tallest in the state.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wallingford and Cheshire.

Wallingford

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Wallingford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, centrally located between New Haven and Hartford, and Boston and New York City. The town is part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region and the New York Metropolitan Area.

Cheshire

Town

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Cheshire, is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. At the time of the 2020 census, the population of Cheshire was 28,733. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region.

Yalesville

Village

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Yalesville is an unincorporated village in Wallingford, Connecticut, United States. The village was founded in 1677, and was originally called "First Falls". It was renamed Yalesville in 1808.

Ravenswood Dam

Type: Reservoir
Category: body of water
Location: Town of Cheshire, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.4852° or 41° 29′ 7″ north

Longitude

-72.8916° or 72° 53′ 30″ west

Open location code

87H9F4P5+39

OpenStreetMap ID

way 220077175

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=reservoir

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Localities in the Area

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