Richard C. Wheeler Nature Preserve

Richard C. Wheeler Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Wilton, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Richard C. Wheeler Nature Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Gilbert Corners, as well as near South Wilton.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wilton station and Cannondale station.

Wilton station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Wilton station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Wilton, Connecticut. The station first opened in 1852 and is the most used station on the Danbury Branch by weekday passengers.

Cannondale station

Railway station

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Cannondale station is a commuter rail station on the Danbury Branch of the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the Cannondale neighborhood of Wilton, Connecticut.

Cranbury Park

Park

Cranbury Park is the largest public park in Norwalk, Connecticut. It is located in northern Norwalk, on the former Gallaher Estate, a 227-acre country estate developed in the 1920s by Edward Beach Gallaher, an important figure in the early American automobile industry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wilton and Weston.

Wilton

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Wilton is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 18,503. The town is part of the Western Connecticut Planning Region.

Weston

Town

Photo: Noroton, Public domain.

Weston is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 10,354 at the 2020 census and had the highest median income in the state of Connecticut.

Cannondale

Hamlet

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Cannondale is a census-designated place within the town of Wilton in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cannondale had a population of 396.

Richard C. Wheeler Nature Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Wilton, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.1867° or 41° 11′ 12″ north

Longitude

-73.4285° or 73° 25′ 43″ west

Operator

Wilton Land Conservation Trust

Open location code

87H85HPC+MJ

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1152296324

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Gilbert Corners and South Wilton.

Notable Places Nearby

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