Shaw Dam

Shaw Dam is a pond in Town of Seymour, Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Shaw Dam is situated nearby to the nature reserve Lantern Ridge Open Space, as well as near the golf course Woodhaven Country Club.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Beacon Falls station and Depot Street Bridge.

Beacon Falls station

Railway station

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Beacon Falls station is a commuter rail stop on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Beacon Falls, Connecticut. With just 14 daily passengers in 2018, the station is one of the least used stations in the entire Metro-North system. Beacon Falls station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shaw Dam.

Depot Street Bridge

Bridge

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The Depot Street Bridge is a historic bridge in Beacon Falls, Connecticut, carrying Depot Street over the Naugatuck River. Built in 1935 with federal jobs relief funds, it is one of a small number of surviving Parker through truss bridges in the state. Depot Street Bridge is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shaw Dam.

Woodland Regional High School

School

Woodland Regional High School is a high school located in the western part of Beacon Falls, Connecticut, near the town line shared with Oxford. The school is operated by Regional School District 16. Woodland Regional High School is situated 2 miles west of Shaw Dam.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Beacon Falls and Bethany.

Beacon Falls

Village

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Beacon Falls is a town in western New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region and is approximately six miles from Waterbury. Beacon Falls is situated 1½ miles northwest of Shaw Dam.

Bethany

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Bethany is a small town in Connecticut and one of three that compose Amity. It is rapidly growing as a town because it is set back from the rest of the surrounding areas but is in the middle of New Haven and Waterbury, two cities within CT.

Seymour

Town

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Seymour is a town located in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region. The population was 16,748 at the 2020 census. Seymour is situated 2½ miles southwest of Shaw Dam.

Shaw Dam

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

41.42479° or 41° 25′ 29″ north

Longitude

-73.04458° or 73° 2′ 41″ west

Open location code

87H8CXF4+W5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43643667

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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