Why visit Broad Brook
Townapedia lists 10 museums and landmarks, 11 parks and trails and 2 attractions in and around town.
Highlights include Melrose Road Bridge, Dexter Coffin Bridge, Broad Brook Company and Congregation Knesseth Israel.
July is the warmest month, with average highs of 85°F; January lows average 19°F, and about 52 inches of snow fall in a normal year.
Weather in Broad Brook
Forecast from the National Weather Service. Full forecast
About Broad Brook
Broad Brook is a neighborhood and census-designated place (CDP) in the town of East Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Broad Brook had a population of 3,998.
From the Wikipedia article Broad Brook, Connecticut (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Things to do2
Melrose Road Bridge
Bridge · National Register of Historic Places · 1.9 mi
Bridge in United States of America
Dexter Coffin Bridge
Bridge · 4.2 mi
Bridge in United States of America
Museums and landmarks10
Broad Brook Company
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 0.5 mi
Historic district in Connecticut, United States
Congregation Knesseth Israel
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.3 mi
Modern Orthodox synagogue in Connecticut, USA
East Windsor Academy
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Historic school in East Windsor, Connecticut
Ellington Center Historic District
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 3.6 mi
Historic district in Connecticut, United States
Melrose
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.0 mi
Village in Connecticut, USA
William H. Thompson Farmstead
Monument and historic site · National Register of Historic Places · 2.1 mi
Historic farm property in East Windsor, Connecticut
Broad Brook Co. Historic District
Monument and historic site · 0.5 mi
Connecticut Trolley Museum
Museum · 3.1 mi
Railroad museum in East Windsor, Connecticut
Parks, trails and playgrounds11
Royce Memorial Park
Hiking and trails · 2.4 mi
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee
Churches and places of worship7
St. John's Episcopal Church
Church · National Register of Historic Places · 4.1 mi
Historic church in the Warehouse Point section of East Windsor, Connecticut, USA
Broad Brook Congregational Church
Church · United Church Of Christ · 0.4 mi
122 Main Street, East Windsor
First Congregational Church of East Windsor in Scantic
Church · United Church Of Christ · 2.2 mi
124 Scantic Road, East Windsor
Windsorville United Methodist Church
Church · United Methodist · 1.3 mi
171 Windsorville Road, East Windsor
Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses
Church · Jehovahs Witness · 2.3 mi
202 North Road, East Windsor
Schools, colleges and libraries28
Academy of Computer Science And Engineering
School · 4.0 mi
1617 King Street, Enfield
Map of Broad Brook
58 places. The map loads OpenStreetMap tiles when you open it.
Climate by month
Monthly table
| Month | High | Low | Rain | Snow |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 35°F | 19°F | 3.3 in | 14.2 in |
| Feb | 38°F | 21°F | 3.1 in | 14.8 in |
| Mar | 47°F | 28°F | 3.8 in | 9.4 in |
| Apr | 60°F | 38°F | 3.9 in | 1.1 in |
| May | 72°F | 48°F | 3.8 in | 0.0 in |
| Jun | 80°F | 58°F | 4.3 in | 0.0 in |
| Jul | 85°F | 63°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Aug | 83°F | 62°F | 4.2 in | 0.0 in |
| Sep | 76°F | 54°F | 4.4 in | 0.0 in |
| Oct | 64°F | 42°F | 4.5 in | 0.7 in |
| Nov | 52°F | 33°F | 3.5 in | 1.4 in |
| Dec | 41°F | 25°F | 4.1 in | 10.1 in |
U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 for Hartford Bradley Intl Ap 72508 (8 mi away), NOAA NCEI.
People and cost of living
American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020-2024, U.S. Census Bureau. Estimates have margins of error, larger for small towns.
Disaster history
The county has had 21 federal disaster declarations since 2000, most often for hurricanes.
- 2024-10-24: Hawthorne Fire (Fire)
- 2021-08-22: Hurricane Henri (Hurricane)
- 2021-01-12: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-08-06: Tropical Storm Isaias (Hurricane)
- 2020-03-28: Covid-19 Pandemic (Biological)
- 2020-03-13: Covid-19 (Biological)
OpenFEMA disaster declarations summaries.
Getting there and nearby towns
Bradley International Airport (BDL) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 7 miles away.
- Windsor Locks 6 mi west, about 10 min by car
- Manchester 9 mi south, about 15 min by car
- Longmeadow 10 mi north, about 15 min by car
- Blue Hills 10 mi southwest, about 17 min by car
- East Hartford 11 mi south, about 18 min by car
- Hartford 12 mi southwest, about 20 min by car
- Agawam Town 12 mi northwest, about 19 min by car
- Tariffville 12 mi west, about 19 min by car
- Springfield 14 mi north, about 23 min by car
- West Hartford 15 mi southwest, about 24 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
Local news
Headlines from INDB, the NEMICO news database.
Reviews, tips and questions
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Sources and licences
- NCES EDGE (Public domain): public schools
- NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals 1991-2020 (Public domain): climate by month
- OpenFEMA (Public domain): disaster declarations
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- U.S. Census Bureau (Public domain): population, income, housing, education, commute
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Broad Brook dam and opera house, Elipongo, Public domain
- EastWindsorCT MelroseRoadBridge, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EastWindsorAcademyEastWindsorCT, Jerry Dougherty, CC BY 2.5
- EastWindsorCT WilliamThompsonFarmstead, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Congregation Knesseth Israel, Elipongo, Public domain
- St Johns Episcopal Church East Windsor CT, – Grondemar, CC BY-SA 3.0
- EastWindsorCT MelroseHD 3, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- EastWindsorCT FormerBroadBrookMill, Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Hall Memorial Library, Ellington CT, Jerry Dougherty, CC BY 2.5
- Dexter Coffin Bridge by Elias Friedman, Elipongo, Public domain
- Former New Orleans Car 836 at the Connecticut Trolley Museum, May 2004, Hicksco2 at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
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