Straitsville Brook

Straitsville Brook is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Straitsville Brook is situated nearby to the town Naugatuck, as well as near the village Union City.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Naugatuck station and Salem School.

Naugatuck station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Naugatuck station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system located in Naugatuck, Connecticut. The station has one low-level side platform on the west side of the single track. Naugatuck station is situated 2 miles northwest of Straitsville Brook.

Salem School

School

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The Salem School is a historic school building at 124 Meadow Street in Naugatuck, Connecticut. It is a 2-1/2 story brick Renaissance Revival structure, designed by McKim, Mead & White and built in 1893. Salem School is situated 2 miles northwest of Straitsville Brook.

Laurel Park Incorporated

Landfill

The Laurel Park, Inc. site, also known as Hunters Mountain Dump, or Murtha's Dump to locals, is a capped landfill that occupies approximately 20 acres of a 35-acre parcel of land in Naugatuck, Connecticut, United States. Laurel Park Incorporated is situated 2½ miles west of Straitsville Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Naugatuck and Beacon Falls.

Naugatuck

Town

Photo: Bill Hass, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Naugatuck is a consolidated borough and town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. The town, part of the Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, had a population of 31,519 as of the 2020 census. Naugatuck is situated 2 miles northwest of Straitsville Brook.

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 2½ miles southwest of Straitsville Brook.

Prospect

Village

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Prospect is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It is a suburb of the nearby city of Waterbury to its north, and is on the north-eastern fringes of the New York metropolitan area. Prospect is situated 3½ miles northeast of Straitsville Brook.

Straitsville Brook

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

41.4676° or 41° 28′ 3″ north

Longitude

-73.02677° or 73° 1′ 36″ west

Elevation

289 feet (88 metres)

Open location code

87H8FX9F+27

GeoNames ID

4843805

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Localities in the Area

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