Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve

Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut which is located on Half Mile Road. Acorn Lane Uplands Preserve is situated nearby to the village Southport, as well as near the hamlet Mill Plain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairfield University and Southport station.

Fairfield University

University

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Fairfield University is a private Jesuit university in Fairfield, Connecticut. It was founded by the Jesuits in 1942. In the fall of 2024, the university had about 5,400 full-time undergraduate students and 1,500 graduate students, including full-time and part-time students.

Southport station

Railway station

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Southport station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in Southport, Connecticut. It is one of three railroad stations in the town of Fairfield, the others being Fairfield and Fairfield–Black Rock.

Pequot Library

Library

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The Pequot Library is a public association and special collections library in Southport, Connecticut. It was founded in 1887, and opened in 1894 with financial and organizational support from the Marquand Family.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fairfield and Black Rock.

Fairfield

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Fairfield is a town in Fairfield County, Connecticut, United States. It borders the city of Bridgeport and towns of Trumbull, Easton, Weston, and Westport along the Gold Coast of Connecticut.

Black Rock

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Black Rock is a neighborhood in the southwestern section of the city of Bridgeport, Connecticut. It borders Fairfield and the Ash Creek tidal estuary on the west, the West Side/West End of Bridgeport on the north and east, and Black Rock Harbor and Long Island Sound on the south.