East Brimfield Dam, Sturbridge

Name: East Brimfield Dam
Address: Sturbridge, United States

#3 among attractions in Sturbridge

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The East Brimfield Dam is located on the Quinebaug River in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, approximately 20 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts. ()

Opened: 1960 (64 years ago)Length: 520 ftHeight: 55 ftCoordinates: 42°6'31"N, 72°7'34"W

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East Brimfield Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Old Sturbridge Village, Quinebaug Woods, Tantiusques, Heritage Country Club.

1.4 miE
Museum
Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge
37 min walk • Old Sturbridge Village is a living museum located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts which recreates life in rural New England during the 1790s through 1830s. It is the largest living museum in New England, covering more than 200 acres. The Village includes 59 antique buildings, three water-powered mills, and a working farm.
3.1 miSW
Natural attraction, Forest
Quinebaug Woods, Holland
80 min walk • Quinebaug Woods is a 36-acre open space preserve located in Holland, Massachusetts. The property, acquired in 2001 by the land conservation non-profit organization The Trustees of Reservations, is named for the Quinebaug River, which runs through the reservation.
3.6 miS
Park, Hiking trail, Outdoor activities
Tantiusques, Sturbridge
91 min walk • Tantiusques is a 57-acre open space reservation and historic site registered with the National Register of Historic Places. The reservation is located in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, and is owned and managed by The Trustees of Reservations; it is notable for its historic, defunct graphite mines.
5.7 miE
42°7'39"N • 72°1'7"W
Heritage Country Club, Charlton
145 min walk • Outdoor activities, Golf
4 miNE
Park
Wells State Park, Sturbridge
102 min walk • Wells State Park is a public recreation area located off Route 49 in the town of Sturbridge, Massachusetts. The state park includes frontage on Walker Pond and the scenic metamorphic rock cliff face of Carpenter Rocks.
3.9 miSE
Dam
Westville Dam, Sturbridge
100 min walk • The Westville Dam is located on the Quinebaug River between Southbridge and Sturbridge, about 1.3 miles west of the Southbridge town center and 18 miles southwest of Worcester, Massachusetts.
3.8 miW
Town
Brimfield
97 min walk • Brimfield is a town in Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,694 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Springfield, Massachusetts Metropolitan Statistical Area.
1.9 miE
Georgian architecture
Oliver Wight House, Sturbridge
49 min walk • The Oliver Wight House is a historic house located on Main Street in Sturbridge, Massachusetts. Built in the 1780s, the house was first occupied by local cabinet maker Oliver Wight and his family.
4.5 miSE
Gothic Revival architecture
Alden-Delehanty Block, Southbridge
115 min walk • The Alden-Delehanty Block is a historic commercial block at 858 Main Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Completed in 1888, it is the largest commercial building built in the town's Globe Village area, and is one of its most imposing Victorian edifices.
4.7 miE
Gothic Revival architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Cliff Cottage, Southbridge
120 min walk • The Cliff Cottage is a historic cottage at 187 Mill Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built before 1855, it is a distinctive combination of Greek Revival and Gothic features executed in stone.
4.6 miSE
Greek Revival architecture
Hamilton Mill Brick House, Southbridge
117 min walk • The Hamilton Mill Brick House is a historic house at 16 High Street in Southbridge, Massachusetts. Built c. 1855 by the Hamilton Woolen Mill Company, it is one of a small number of brick company housing units to survive from that time.