Richard Brown Drive Open Space

Richard Brown Drive Open Space is a nature reserve in Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Richard Brown Drive Open Space is situated nearby to the village Mohegan, as well as near the suburb Thamesville.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Mohegan Sun Arena and Cochegan Rock.

Mohegan Sun Arena

Stadium

Photo: Bbjeter, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Mohegan Sun Arena is a 10,000-seat multi-purpose arena in the Uncasville area of Montville, Connecticut, located inside the Mohegan Sun casino resort.

Cochegan Rock

Peak

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Cochegan Rock is the largest known boulder in Connecticut. Located in Montville, it is about 54 feet long, 58 feet wide, and 50 feet high. It is estimated to weigh around 7,000 tons.

Mohegan–Pequot Bridge

Bridge

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The Mohegan–Pequot Bridge is a steel girder bridge in Montville and Preston, Connecticut that carries Route 2A over the Thames River. It was built in 1967 as a toll bridge, but the tolls were removed in 1980.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Norwich and Montville.

Norwich

Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Norwich, also known as The Rose of New England is a city in southeastern Connecticut surrounded by other thriving Connecticut cities such as Hartford, New Haven, and New London.

Montville

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Montville is a town in Connecticut. It includes the villages of Chesterfield, Mohegan, Oakdale and Uncasville.

Norwich State Hospital

Locality

Photo: CLK Hatcher, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Norwich State Hospital, originally established as the Norwich State Hospital for the Insane, later shortened to the Norwich Hospital, was a psychiatric hospital located in Preston and Norwich, Connecticut.

Richard Brown Drive Open Space

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.4921° or 41° 29′ 31″ north

Longitude

-72.1048° or 72° 6′ 17″ west

Operator

Town of Montville

Open location code

87H9FVRW+R3

OpenStreetMap ID

way 984772587

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Satellite Map

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Mohegan and Thamesville.

Notable Places Nearby

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