Rhode Island Gazetteer
Hanton Brook is a physical feature (stream) in Providence County. The primary coordinates for Hanton Brook places it within the RI 02917 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Hanton Brook |
| Category: | Rhode Island physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | Located in Smithfield Township, heads in a large wetlands complex just N of the junction of Douglas Pike and George Washington Highway, 2.6 km (1.6 mi) NW of North Central State Airport, flows SSW to enter Stillwater Pond. |
| History: | Named for an abandoned colonial settlement known as Hanton City. |
| County: | Providence County |
| Latitude: | 41.90997 |
| Longitude: | -71.52782 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Hanton Brook: Hanton Brook.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Hanton Brook does not include property ownership information.
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Greenville, RI
(3.1 miles SSW) Harmony, RI (3.9 miles WSW) Cumberland Hill, RI (5.5 miles NE) Woonsocket, RI (6.4 miles N) Valley Falls, RI (7.1 miles E) |
Central Falls, RI
(7.1 miles E) Chepachet, RI (7.4 miles W) Pawtucket, RI (7.7 miles ESE) Harrisville, RI (8.4 miles WNW) Providence, RI (8.4 miles SE) |
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Stillwater, RI
(< 0.1 mile) Spragueville, RI (1.4 miles SSW) Smithfield, RI (1.4 miles NW) Georgiaville, RI (1.9 miles SSE) Esmond, RI (3.1 miles SSE) |
West Greenville, RI
(3.1 miles SW) Fountain Spring, RI (3.4 miles S) Primrose, RI (3.4 miles NNW) Greystone, RI (3.6 miles SSE) Lime Rock, RI (4.1 miles ENE) |
