Land use within the subject neighborhood is primarily rural residential single family dwellings and open land or farm land. Higbie Road Farm is located east of the subject property. Other agricultural uses include relatively small tree farms and places which cultivate plants as well as large commercial farms. The largest farm is the White Flower Farm, which is also the largest employer and second largest taxpayer in the town of Morris. A single family residence known as 48 Higbie Road is located south of the subject land.
Further west is a small scale subdivision supporting newer single family residences.
Rural residences, a graveyard and an Elderly Housing Complex and the Morris Senior Center are located along the north side of East Street. Commercial land uses including Crossroads package store, New Mill Bank, Morris Pizza, a real estate office, and a gas station and mini-mart are found east of the subject property at the intersection of Routes 109 and 63. More intensive commercial land uses are found north of the subject property along both sides of Route 202 within the Town of Litchfield. Moderately high density residential development is located northwest of the subject, along Route 209 on the western side of Bantam Lake. Slightly less dense residential land use is located along East Shore Drive on the eastern side of Bantam Lake.