Poorhouse Brook Watershed

Poorhouse Brook Watershed is in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Poorhouse Brook Watershed is situated near the park Stamford Museum & Nature Center, as well as near SMNC Nature’s Playground.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Stamford Museum & Nature Center and Glass House.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Park

Photo: Koulighan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. Stamford Museum & Nature Center is situated 460 feet south of Poorhouse Brook Watershed.

Glass House

Museum

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

The Glass House is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat. Glass House is situated 1½ miles northeast of Poorhouse Brook Watershed.

Turn-of-River Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. Turn-of-River Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Poorhouse Brook Watershed.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Stamford and Springdale.

North Stamford

Suburb

North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of the Merritt Parkway. Mostly woody and hilly, it is the least densely populated, and highest income section of the city, with a 2021 median household income in excess of $250,000.

Springdale

Suburb

Photo: Picabu, Public domain.

Springdale is a neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut. Located in the eastern portion of Stamford, close to the border of Darien and New Canaan, Springdale is noted for its "small town feel". Springdale is situated 3 miles southeast of Poorhouse Brook Watershed.

New Canaan

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.

Poorhouse Brook Watershed

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.12775° or 41° 7′ 40″ north

Longitude

-73.54796° or 73° 32′ 53″ west

Open location code

87H84FH2+3R

OpenStreetMap ID

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OpenStreetMap feature

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Highlights: SMNC Nature’s Playground and Edith and Robert Graham Otter Pond.

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