Gan Katan Preserve
Gan Katan Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut. Gan Katan Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet High Ridge, as well as near the village Long Ridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pound Ridge and New Canaan.
Pound Ridge
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pound Ridge is a town in Westchester County, New York, United States. The population was 5,082 at the 2020 census. The town is located toward the eastern end of the county, bordered to the north and east by the town of Lewisboro, by Stamford, Connecticut, and New Canaan, Connecticut, to the south, Bedford, New York, and North Castle to the west.
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
Hamlet
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.
Gan Katan Preserve
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Stamford, Western Connecticut Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.1566° or 41° 9′ 24″ northLongitude
-73.5705° or 73° 34′ 14″ westOperator
The Nature ConservancyOpen location code
87H85C4H+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 43398014OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as High Ridge and Long Ridge.
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