Brown Brook
Brown Brook is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Brown Brook is situated nearby to the hamlet Yelping Hill, as well as near Huntsville.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Housatonic State Forest and Cream Hill Shelter.
Housatonic State Forest
Nature reserve
Photo: Morrowlong, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Housatonic State Forest is a Connecticut state forest occupying 10,894 acres in the towns of Sharon, Canaan, Cornwall, and North Canaan. The state forest includes two Connecticut natural area preserves, Gold's Pines and Canaan Mountain, and is the only Connecticut state forest that includes a portion of the Appalachian Trail. Housatonic State Forest is situated 1½ miles southwest of Brown Brook.
Cream Hill Shelter
Shelter
Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Cream Hill Shelter is a rustic log shelter in Housatonic State Forest in Cornwall, Connecticut. Built in 1988, it replaced what was at the time one of three surviving log shelters constructed by the Civilian Conservation Corps in Connecticut. Cream Hill Shelter is situated 2½ miles southwest of Brown Brook.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Canaan and Falls Village.
Canaan
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Canaan is in the Litchfield Hills, otherwise known as the Connecticut Berkshires, in northern Litchfield County.
Falls Village
Village
Photo: Doncram, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Falls Village is a village and census-designated place in the town of Canaan in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 538, out of 1,234 in the entire town of Canaan. Falls Village is situated 4½ miles northwest of Brown Brook.
Norfolk
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
Norfolk is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,588 at the 2020 census. The town is part of the Northwest Hills Planning Region.
Brown Brook
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Meekertown Brook”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.92648° or 41° 55′ 35″ northLongitude
-73.28095° or 73° 16′ 51″ westElevation
768 feet (234 metres)Open location code
87H8WPG9+HJGeoNames ID
5282952
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