Twomile Brook

Twomile Brook is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Twomile Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunnyside, as well as near the village East Derby.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Derby–Shelton station and Wooster Island.

Derby–Shelton station

Railway station

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Derby–Shelton station is a commuter rail station on the Waterbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad system. Located in Derby, Connecticut, it also serves adjacent Shelton. Derby–Shelton station is situated 1½ miles northwest of Twomile Brook.

Wooster Island

Islet

Wooster Island is an island in the Housatonic River in Orange, Connecticut. The island is uninhabited, but is used for duck hunting. Fishing is legal and considered safe, though shellfishing is not allowed or recommended due to contamination and oxygen depletion. Wooster Island is situated 1½ miles southwest of Twomile Brook.

Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge

Bridge

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The Commodore Isaac Hull Bridge carries Connecticut Route 8 over the Housatonic River, between Shelton and Derby, in Connecticut. The bridge was constructed in 1951 for Route 8.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derby and Orange.

Derby

Town

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Derby is a city in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States, approximately 8 miles west-northwest of New Haven. It is located in southwest Connecticut at the confluence of the Housatonic and Naugatuck rivers. Derby is situated 2 miles northwest of Twomile Brook.

Orange

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Orange is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, part of the South Central Connecticut Planning Region. The population was 14,280 at the 2020 census. The town is governed by a Board of Selectmen.

Orange Center Historic District

Neighborhood

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The Orange Center Historic District encompasses the historic town center of Orange, Connecticut. Centered on the town green at the Junction of Meetinghouse Lane and Orange Center Road CT 152, it has retained its character as a 19th-century agrarian town center despite significant 20th-century suburbanization around it. Orange Center Historic District is situated 3 miles southeast of Twomile Brook.

Twomile Brook

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Two Mile Brook”
Category: body of water
Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.30121° or 41° 18′ 4″ north

Longitude

-73.06733° or 73° 4′ 2″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87H88W2M+F3

GeoNames ID

4844563

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