Great Brook

Great Brook is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Great Brook is situated nearby to the village Southport, as well as near the hamlet Greenfield Hill.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Southport station and Rolnick Observatory.

Southport station

Railway station

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield–Black Rock. Southport station is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Brook.

Rolnick Observatory

Observatory

Photo: Pedro Xing, CC0.

The Westport Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Westport, Connecticut, operated by the Westport Astronomical Society and formerly known as the Rolnick Observatory. Rolnick Observatory is situated 1½ miles northwest of Great Brook.

Pequot Library

Library

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The Pequot Library is a public association and special collections library in Southport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1887, and opened in 1894 with financial and organizational support from the Marquand Family. Pequot Library is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southport and Greenfield Hill.

Southport

Village

Photo: RGloucester, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Southport is a census-designated place in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It is located along Long Island Sound between Mill River and Sasco Brook, where it borders Westport. Southport is situated 1½ miles southeast of Great Brook.

Greenfield Hill

Hamlet

Greenfield Hill is an affluent historic neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, roughly bounded by Easton to the north, southern Burr Street/northern Black Rock Turnpike to the east, and Southport and Westport to the south and west respectively. Greenfield Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Great Brook.

Greens Farms

Hamlet

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Green's Farms is the oldest neighborhood in the town of Westport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It was first listed as a census-designated place at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Green's Farms had a population of 3,125. Greens Farms is situated 2 miles south of Great Brook.

Great Brook

Type: Stream
Category: body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.15399° or 41° 9′ 14″ north

Longitude

-73.30623° or 73° 18′ 22″ west

Elevation

62 feet (19 metres)

Open location code

87H85M3V+HG

GeoNames ID

4835262

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