Chestnut Branch

Chestnut Branch is a stream in Connecticut, New England. Chestnut Branch is situated nearby to the hamlet Hoadley Neck, as well as near the suburb Stony Creek.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District and Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library.

Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District

Park

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The Stony Creek–Thimble Islands Historic District is a historic district encompassing a 19th-century summer resort area in Branford, Connecticut. Located in the southeastern part of the town, it encompasses the mainland Stony Creek neighborhood, and all of the major Thimble Islands which lie offshore from Stony Creek in Long Island Sound.

Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library

Library

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Medad Stone Tavern

Museum

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The Medad Stone Tavern is a historic house museum at 171 Three Mile Course in Guilford, Connecticut. Built in 1803 but never actually used as a tavern, it is well-preserved example of early 19th-century Federal period architecture. Medad Stone Tavern is situated 2 miles east of Chestnut Branch.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Stony Creek and Guilford Historic Town Center.

Stony Creek

Suburb

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Stony Creek is a coastal village located the southeastern section of Branford, Connecticut, United States, centered on a harbor on Long Island Sound. Stony Creek has the ambiance of a small seaside village which retains its roots as a summer vacation location with old Victorian hotels and a working granite quarry. Stony Creek is situated 1½ miles southwest of Chestnut Branch.

Guilford Historic Town Center

Locality

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Guilford Historic Town Center is a large historic district encompassing the entire town center of Guilford, Connecticut, United States. It is centered on the town green, laid out in 1639, and extends north to Interstate 95, South to Long Island Sound, west to the West River, and east to East Creek. Guilford Historic Town Center is situated 2½ miles east of Chestnut Branch.

Guilford

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Guilford is a town in New Haven County, Connecticut, United States. It borders Madison, Branford, North Branford, and Durham. It is situated on I-95 and the Connecticut coast.

Chestnut Branch

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

41.2851° or 41° 17′ 6″ north

Longitude

-72.73371° or 72° 44′ 1″ west

Elevation

75 feet (23 metres)

Open location code

87H977P8+2G

GeoNames ID

5283901

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