Caloun Preserve
Caloun Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Caloun Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Ponus, as well as near the suburb North Stamford.Places of Interest
Highlights include Glass House and Stamford Museum & Nature Center.
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.
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.
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 New Canaan and North Stamford.
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.
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".
Caloun Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of New Canaan, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
41.1289° or 41° 7′ 44″ northLongitude
-73.5244° or 73° 31′ 28″ westOpen location code
87H84FHG+G6OpenStreetMap ID
way 1559354191OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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