American Chestnut

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

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stamford Museum & Nature Center and Turn-of-River Bridge.

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 830 feet west of American Chestnut.

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 American Chestnut.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include North Stamford and Springdale.

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.

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 American Chestnut.

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.

American Chestnut

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

41.12668° or 41° 7′ 36″ north

Longitude

-73.54526° or 73° 32′ 43″ west

Open location code

87H84FG3+MV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 2994620822

OpenStreetMap feature

tourism=information

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