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Mill Brook Bridge

Mill Brook Bridge from directly overhead

Mill Brook Bridge is a historic site in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Pleasure Hill stands 172 m to the northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Norwich Avenue Open Space, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

bridge in United States of America

Wikidata Q54933236, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.55839, -72.03987

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • World War I Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sachem Park: 0.9 mi
  • Taftville Playground: 1.0 mi
  • Firefighters Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Raymond “Cit” Ouellet Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Miantonomo: 0.9 mi
  • Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 3.1 mi
  • plaque: 7.3 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 8.2 mi
  • Cellar Hole: 8.6 mi
Peaks
Beaches: 41
Artworks: 39
Waterfalls: 34
Attractions: 28
Gardens: 26
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 7.1 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 13.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 19.2 mi
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Lighthouses: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
  • Old Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Windham Spring: 14.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.4 miles of Mill Brook Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasure HillNW 324°172 m7.9 mi
Prentice MountainSE 129°163 m6.8 mi
Woodchuck HillN 2°163 m7.7 mi
Meeting House HillWNW 300°160 m6.2 mi
Mason HillWNW 297°158 m7.9 mi
Barns HillSE 125°155 m7.7 mi
Wawecus HillWSW 255°153 m5.3 mi
Hearthstone HillNW 306°152 m4.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2419:00
June solstice05:1519:4420:26
September equinox06:3618:1118:47
December solstice07:1215:3716:22

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 96001498OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Mill Brook Bridge, reference 96001498, listed 01/02/97.

OpenStreetMap element way/1286122621

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