Overview
Monroe is a town of 20,000 people (2017) in Fairfield County. Monroe is largely considered a bedroom community of New York City, New Haven, and Bridgeport.
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Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: May–Oct. Summer highs reach about 83°F; winter lows dip to about 15°F. Cold months (Jan, Feb) can bring snow and ice; check road conditions. Wettest: Oct and Aug. (climate data from nearby Waterbury)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- HVN Tweed New Haven Airport, New Haven — 18 mi away. Directions
- HPN Westchester County Airport, White Plains — 31 mi away. Directions
- BDL Bradley International Airport, Hartford — 50 mi away (major hub). Directions
Monroe is serviced only by Route 19X of the Greater Bridgeport Transit System.
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Understand
The community is named after James Monroe, fifth President of the United States.
Get in
By car
- Connecticut Route 25, Main Street, starts in Brookfield/Danbury and runs to Bridgeport. From Brookfield through Monroe, it is a 2-lane road, and just over the Monroe-Trumbull border within Trumbull, it becomes a 6-lane freeway which connects to Interstate 95.
- Connecticut Route 34 begins in Newtown and ends in New Haven, where it connects with I-91 and I-95.
- Connecticut Route 59 begins at its intersection with Route 25 in Monroe and travels south through Easton and Fairfield, where it ends in Bridgeport.
- Connecticut Route 110 begins in Monroe at its intersection with Route 111, then travels through Shelton before ending in Stratford.
- Connecticut Route 111, Monroe Turnpike, begins at its intersection with Route 34 in Monroe and runs south to Trumbull, where it terminates just north of Bridgeport at the Merritt Parkway.
By train
By bus
Monroe is serviced only by Route 19X of the Greater Bridgeport Transit System.
By plane
Monroe is approximately 70 miles from two airports.
By bicycle
Get around
See
Locations owned by the Monroe Historical Society
Locations on the National Register of Historic Places
Place Daniel Basset House
Place Monroe Center Historic District
Place Stevenson Dam Hydroelectric Plant
Place Thomas Hawley House
Do
Place William E. Wolfe Park
This town park includes a public pool, four baseball fields, a football field, a basketball court, a playground, and a hiking trail that leads to Great Hollow Lake. The park includes a barbecue set up on the grass, and a nearby pavilion. Great Hollow Lake is located in the south-western area of the park.
Place Housatonic Railway Trail
An approximately five-mile section of the scenic walking and biking Pequonnock River trail that runs from Great Hollow Lake in Wolfe Park through the Newtown Town line.
Events
- Memorial Day Parade up CT 111, annually
- Monroe Congregational Church’s Strawberry Festival, annually in mid-late June
- Monroe Farmers' Market, Fridays 3–6PM from mid-June through late October
- Monroe Volunteer Fire Department's Carnival, annually in early July
- St. Jude's Italian Festival, annually in late August
Buy
- Benedict's Home & Garden
- Maria & Peter Warren Antiques
- Mustard Seed Thrift Shoppe
- Pondview Farm
Eat
Drink
Go next
Nearby
Newtown
City / town · 4 listings · 6 mi away
Trumbull
City / town · 9 listings · 7 mi away
Bethel
City / town · 22 listings · 9 mi away
Southbury
City / town · 15 listings · 10 mi away
Stratford
City / town · 23 listings · 10 mi away
Bridgeport
City / town · 8 listings · 10 mi away
Orange
City / town · 3 listings · 11 mi away
Fairfield
City / town · 2 listings · 11 mi away
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