Butkus Pond Preserve

Butkus Pond Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut. Butkus Pond Preserve is situated nearby to the hamlet Tunxis Hill, as well as near Melville Village.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fairfield University and Fairfield–Black Rock station.

Fairfield University

University

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Fairfield University is a private Catholic university in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States. 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.

Fairfield–Black Rock station

Railway station

Photo: Adam Moss, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Fairfield–Black Rock station is a commuter rail station on the Metro-North Railroad's New Haven Line, located in the town of Fairfield, Connecticut. It opened as an infill station on December 5, 2011, and was renamed in June 2024.

Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts

Arts center

The Regina A. Quick Center for the Arts is the major center of theatre and the arts at Fairfield University located in Fairfield, Connecticut. The Center includes events such as popular and classical music, dance, theatre, and programs for young audiences.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Black Rock and Fairfield.

Black Rock

Photo: Markvs88, Public domain.

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.

Fairfield

Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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.

Bridgeport

Photo: MrFib, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bridgeport is a city in Connecticut. Bridgeport has beaches and parks, but the biggest attraction is the Klein Memorial Auditorium, a performing arts theater.

Butkus Pond Preserve

Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Fairfield, Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, Connecticut, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

41.1742° or 41° 10′ 27″ north

Longitude

-73.257° or 73° 15′ 25″ west

Operator

Aspetuck Land Trust

Open location code

87H85PFV+M5

OpenStreetMap ID

way 792145137

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Tunxis Hill and Melville Village.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include B’nai Torah Cemetery and Nutmeg Lane.

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