Ponus
Ponus is a hamlet in Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Ponus is situated nearby to the hamlet Talmadge Hill station, as well as near the suburb North Stamford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glass House and New Canaan Country School.
Glass House
Museum
Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The Glass House is a historic house museum on Ponus Ridge Road in New Canaan, Connecticut. It was built in 1948–49 by the architect Philip Johnson, who designed the home as his weekend retreat.
New Canaan Country School
School
New Canaan Country School is an independent, private day school in New Canaan, Connecticut for students in Beginners through Grade 9 from Fairfield and Westchester Counties. The current head of school is Aaron Cooper.
Talmadge Hill station
Railway station
Photo: Picabu, Public domain.
Talmadge Hill station is a commuter rail station on the New Canaan Branch of the Metro-North Railroad New Haven Line, located just south of the Merritt Parkway in New Canaan, Connecticut.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Stamford and New Canaan.
North Stamford
Suburb
North Stamford is an affluent section of Stamford, Connecticut, United States, north of the Merritt Parkway. Mostly woody and hilly, it is the least densely populated, and highest income section of the city, with a 2021 median household income in excess of $250,000.
New Canaan
Photo: Noroton, Public domain.
New Canaan is a town in Connecticut. The town is one of the most affluent communities in the United States. In 2008, CNN Money ranked New Canaan first in the nation with the highest median family income.
Springdale
Suburb
Photo: Picabu, Public domain.
Springdale is a neighborhood in Stamford, Connecticut. Located in the eastern portion of Stamford, close to the border of Darien and New Canaan, Springdale is noted for its "small town feel". Springdale is situated 2½ miles south of Ponus.
Ponus
- Type: Hamlet
- Also known as: “Ponas”, “Poncess Street”, and “Ponus Street”
- Category: locality
- Location: Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.12688° or 41° 7′ 37″ northLongitude
-73.51914° or 73° 31′ 9″ westElevation
331 feet (101 metres)Open location code
87H84FGJ+Q8OpenStreetMap ID
node 158846474OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4840947
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