Buttermilk Hollow

Buttermilk Hollow is a valley in Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut and has an elevation of 52 feet. Buttermilk Hollow is situated nearby to the hamlet Sunnyside, as well as near the village Pine Rock Park.

Type: Valley with an elevation of 52 feet
Description: valley in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States of America
Also known as: “Butternut Hollow”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wooster Island and Derby–Shelton station.

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.

Derby–Shelton station

Railway station

Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles north of Buttermilk Hollow.

Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Staib, CC BY-SA 4.0.

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. Commodore Isaac Hull Memorial Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Buttermilk Hollow.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Derby and Orange.

Derby

Town

Photo: Faolin42, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 2½ miles north of Buttermilk Hollow.

Orange

Photo: Staib, CC BY 3.0.

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

Photo: Staib, CC BY 2.5.

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 east of Buttermilk Hollow.

Buttermilk Hollow

Category: landform
Location: Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.28537° or 41° 17′ 7″ north

Longitude

-73.08372° or 73° 5′ 1″ west

Elevation

52 feet (16 metres)

Open location code

87H87WP8+4G

GeoNames ID

5283203

Wikidata ID

Q34690642

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Buttermilk Hollow” goes by many names.

Cebuano: “Buttermilk Hollow”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sunnyside and Pine Rock Park.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Hidelum Rock Bar and Coram Cemetery.

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