Houston Brook

Houston Brook is a stream in Somerset, Maine. Houston Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Plantation of Pleasant Ridge, as well as near the village Moscow.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Baker Mountain and Wyman Dam.

Baker Mountain

Recreation area

Baker Mountain is a small community ski area located in Moscow, Maine. It consists of five runs and a T-bar lift. The ski area is on the southern end of Pierce Hill, just north of its namesake, Baker Mountain It was started in 1930 by Allen Quimby Jr.

Wyman Dam

Dam

Wyman Dam is a hydroelectric dam in Somerset County, Maine. The dam was built in 1930 and connects the southwest corner of the town of Moscow with the southeast corner of Pleasant Ridge Plantation. Wyman Dam is situated 2 miles southeast of Houston Brook.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Plantation of Pleasant Ridge and Moscow.

Plantation of Pleasant Ridge

Hamlet

Pleasant Ridge Plantation is a plantation in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 85 at the 2020 census.

Moscow

Village

Photo: Thomson M, CC BY 3.0.

Moscow is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 475 at the 2020 census. Moscow is situated 2½ miles east of Houston Brook.

Bingham

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

Bingham is a small town in the Kennebec Valley region of Maine, located along the Kennebec River in Somerset County. It's a popular base for whitewater rafting, ATV riding, snowmobiling, hunting, and fishing, and a gateway to the more remote wilderness of the Moosehead Lake region and the North Woods.

Houston Brook

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

45.08422° or 45° 5′ 3″ north

Longitude

-69.93867° or 69° 56′ 19″ west

Elevation

486 feet (148 metres)

Open location code

87QG33M6+MG

GeoNames ID

4967600

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