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Audubon Center at Fairfield

Audubon Center at Fairfield from directly overhead

Audubon Center at Fairfield is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 83 m. Eden Hill stands 240 m to the north, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Roy & Margot Larsen Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 0.7 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Audubon

How to reach it

Coordinates41.20196, -73.29352

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Parks
Beaches
Historic sites
  • Tree Stump Monument: 2.1 mi
  • Joseph Cardinal Mindzenty: 3.9 mi
  • Trout Brook Valley Nature Preserve Honor Roll of Contributors: 4.2 mi
  • Jean Wells Wallace: 4.2 mi
  • Pro Patria: 4.3 mi
Gardens
  • Drew Park Community Gardens: 3.0 mi
  • Westport Community Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Fairfield Museum Pollinator Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Urban Roots Bridgeport: 5.0 mi
  • Formal Garden: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 35
  • Heron: 6.3 mi
  • Tonka Truck Tree: 7.6 mi
  • Mother Mary: 7.8 mi
  • Miniature Windmill: 9.8 mi
  • Miniature Lighthouse: 9.8 mi
Waterfalls: 28
Attractions: 19
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 5.9 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 7.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 8.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 8.3 mi
  • Pond View: 8.4 mi
Lighthouses: 9
Rest areas: 5
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 11.2 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 13.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 13.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 17.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.1 miles of Audubon Center at Fairfield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eden HillN 353°240 m9.1 mi
Windy HillNW 311°220 m9.0 mi
Redding RidgeNNW 339°214 m8.5 mi
Goodsell HillNW 305°211 m7.7 mi
Huckleberry HillNW 311°204 m7.6 mi
Meekers HillNNW 341°203 m7.9 mi
Gilbert HillWNW 303°186 m7.8 mi
Diamond HillNW 316°186 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:2919:05
June solstice05:2119:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1618:52
December solstice07:1615:4416:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313340506070767568564637
Precip in3.23.14.14.23.63.83.34.04.03.83.14.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Igor I Sikorsky MEM AP, 9 mi away.

  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage71 obs
  • eastern white pine43 obs
  • American beech36 obs
  • eastern hemlock28 obs
  • Canada mayflower26 obs
  • American tuliptree25 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander24 obs
  • Sweet Pepperbush23 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/38333627

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