Vernal Pools

Vernal Pools is in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Vernal Pools is situated nearby to SMNC Nature’s Playground, as well as near Bendel Mansion and Museum Galleries.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stamford Museum & Nature Center and Glass House.

Stamford Museum & Nature Center

Park

Photo: Koulighan, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Stamford Museum & Nature Center, located in Stamford, Connecticut, is an art, history, nature, and agricultural sciences museum. The property covers 118 acres beginning about half a mile north of the Merritt Parkway. Stamford Museum & Nature Center is situated 710 feet southwest of Vernal Pools.

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. Glass House is situated 1¼ miles northeast of Vernal Pools.

Turn-of-River Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Turn-of-River Bridge, also known as Old North Stamford Road Bridge, is a single-span lenticular pony truss bridge built by the Berlin Iron Bridge Company in 1892. Turn-of-River Bridge is situated 1 mile south of Vernal Pools.

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 3 miles southeast of Vernal Pools.

Vernal Pools

Type: Sign
Categories: information and tourism
Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.12756° or 41° 7′ 39″ north

Longitude

-73.54611° or 73° 32′ 46″ west

Open location code

87H84FH3+2H

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2994620816

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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