Banks Pond

Banks Pond is in Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. Banks Pond is situated nearby to the hamlet Greenfield Hill, as well as near the village Southport.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rolnick Observatory and Staples High School.

Rolnick Observatory

Observatory

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The Westport Observatory is an astronomical observatory in Westport, Connecticut, operated by the Westport Astronomical Society and formerly known as the Rolnick Observatory.

Staples High School

School

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Staples High School is a public high school in Westport, Connecticut, United States. It is named after Horace Staples, who founded the school on April 26, 1884. Westport is one of eight school districts in District Reference Group A.

Southport station

Railway station

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Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield–Black Rock. Southport station is situated 2 miles southeast of Banks Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Greenfield Hill and Southport.

Greenfield Hill

Hamlet

Greenfield Hill is an affluent historic neighborhood in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States, roughly bounded by Easton to the north, southern Burr Street/northern Black Rock Turnpike to the east, and Southport and Westport to the south and west respectively. Greenfield Hill is situated 1½ miles northeast of Banks Pond.

Southport

Village

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Southport is a census-designated place in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. It is located along Long Island Sound between Mill River and Sasco Brook, where it borders Westport. Southport is situated 2 miles southeast of Banks Pond.

Greens Farms

Hamlet

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Green's Farms is the oldest neighborhood in the town of Westport in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It was first listed as a census-designated place at the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Green's Farms had a population of 3,125. Greens Farms is situated 2 miles south of Banks Pond.

Banks Pond

Type: Body of water
Location: Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.15703° or 41° 9′ 25″ north

Longitude

-73.30998° or 73° 18′ 36″ west

Elevation

66 feet (20 metres)

Open location code

87H85M4R+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 43387192

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5281837

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