Fairfield
CT - 360 VRView
AUDUBON
CENTER - Burr Street
This is where our 360's originated from - the town
of Fairfield CT. We are in the southwest corner of
Connecticut sitting on the coast of Long Island
Sound not far from the big city, about 50 miles.
I would not call Fairfield a typical New England town but it's a nice place to live having both green space, beaches and urban areas close at hand. It is a family oriented community, population over 50,000, with lots of schools and a good sized downtown area that is still inventing itself. Money Magazine named Fairfield #9 in their best places to live in the US in 2006.
The 360 scenes displayed below will give you a feel for the area and the surrounding natural spaces. There are many "open spaces" that are being preserved in Fairfield, most with hiking and some with fishing.
I would not call Fairfield a typical New England town but it's a nice place to live having both green space, beaches and urban areas close at hand. It is a family oriented community, population over 50,000, with lots of schools and a good sized downtown area that is still inventing itself. Money Magazine named Fairfield #9 in their best places to live in the US in 2006.
The 360 scenes displayed below will give you a feel for the area and the surrounding natural spaces. There are many "open spaces" that are being preserved in Fairfield, most with hiking and some with fishing.
A great spot for walking in the woods. Plenty of
groomed trails for a few hours hiking and of course
bird watching. They have planned kid activities
too. Worth a visit for sure.
GREENFIELD
HILL
Home to many large homes and estates, a pretty
rural area. This is where the annual Dogwood
Festival takes place in and around the grounds of
the Greenfield Hill Congregational
Church. The women of the church run the
show every Mother's Day weekend to raise money
for local charities - it's a great tradition
and is well supported by locals.
Springtime picture of the field in front of the Congregational Church - Copyright © 2008 Elizabeth Gentile
SPRINGTIME ON
GREENFIELD HILL
Scenes before, during and after the Dogwood Festival on Greenfield Hill. Lots of kid and adult activities that weekend. Days before the event begins signs start sprouting up all over town. They use the same signs year after year. "Dogwood" they say and everyone knows what that means.... just "Dogwood".
Below you can see some scenes which I took before the activities began, before the grass is trampled and the roads fill up. The annual art sale, a stone sculpture display by local artist Ethan Currier and songs from the Pitchpiper singing group are examples of what you might see should you decide to join the crowds that throng to the Dogwood Festival every spring.
Scenes before, during and after the Dogwood Festival on Greenfield Hill. Lots of kid and adult activities that weekend. Days before the event begins signs start sprouting up all over town. They use the same signs year after year. "Dogwood" they say and everyone knows what that means.... just "Dogwood".
Below you can see some scenes which I took before the activities began, before the grass is trampled and the roads fill up. The annual art sale, a stone sculpture display by local artist Ethan Currier and songs from the Pitchpiper singing group are examples of what you might see should you decide to join the crowds that throng to the Dogwood Festival every spring.
Greenfield Hill Cemetery sits off of Bronson Rd in
the Greenfield Hill section of Fairfield. Pretty
interesting burial ground which dates back to early
1700's. Read this article by Dan Quinlan
of the local weekly Minuteman Newspaper for a
closer look at the history. As you will see,
many of the stones are broken or crooked from
age.
Weeds, trees and vines appear to be overwhelming
many of the gravesites, especially at the bottom of
the sloping hill that is the cemetery.
