Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park
Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park is a park in Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut. Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park is situated nearby to Quarry Heights Community Center, as well as near Buck-Foreman Community Center.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Arrigoni Bridge and Middletown–Portland railroad bridge.
Arrigoni Bridge
Bridge
The Arrigoni Bridge, also known locally as the Portland Bridge, is a steel through arch bridge carrying Route 17 and Route 66 across the Connecticut River, connecting Middletown, Connecticut, to Portland, Connecticut. Arrigoni Bridge is situated 2,900 feet southwest of Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park.
Middletown–Portland railroad bridge
Bridge
The Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is a swing truss railroad bridge crossing the Connecticut River and Route 9 in Middletown, Connecticut, just south of the Arrigoni Bridge. Middletown–Portland railroad bridge is situated 3,800 feet south of Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Portland and Middletown.
Portland
Town
Portland is a town in Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States. The town is part of the Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region. The population was 9,384 at the 2020 census.
Middletown
Middletown is a moderately-sized college and business town, with a few interesting remnants of 19th-century churches, graveyards, and mills. It is in Connecticut on the Connecticut River, about 20 miles south of Hartford.Metro South Historic District
Neighborhood
The Metro South Historic District encompasses a portion of the downtown area of Middletown, Connecticut. Extending south from Main and College Streets for two blocks, this area was developed in the 19th century, and contains a diversity of well-preserved architecture from that period, some with association to locally important individuals.
Brownstone Exploration and Discovery Park
- Type: Park
- Categories: recreation area and sports location
- Location: Town of Portland, Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.57626° or 41° 34′ 35″ north
Longitude
-72.64276° or 72° 38′ 34″ west
Operator
Town of Portland
Open location code
87H9H9G4+GV
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=swimming
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=ropes_course
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=zipline
OpenStreetMap feature
sport=rock_climbing
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