Audubon
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Audubon may refer to:
Largely outdoor facilities:
- John James AudubonJohn James AudubonJohn James Audubon was a French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter. He was notable for his expansive studies to document all types of American birds and for his detailed illustrations that depicted the birds in their natural habitats...
(1785–1851), French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and painter
Places in the United States
- Audubon CanyonAudubon CanyonAudubon Canyon is a coastal valley in Marin County, California, United States, which is associated with a small stream. The canyon provides habitat for a variety of animals and plants...
, California - Audubon, IowaAudubon, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 2,176 in the city, with a population density of . There were 1,106 housing units, of which 961 were occupied....
, city - Audubon Township, Montgomery County, IllinoisAudubon Township, Montgomery County, IllinoisAudubon Township is located in Montgomery County, Illinois, USA. The population was 495 at the 2000 census.- External links :****...
- Audubon County, IowaAudubon County, Iowa-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 6,119 in the county, with a population density of . There were 2,972 housing units, of which 2,617 were occupied.-2000 census:...
- Audubon, LouisvilleAudubon, LouisvilleAudubon is a neighborhood in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Its boundaries are Clarks Lane to the north, Poplar Level Road to the east, Preston Highway to the west, and the city of Audubon Park to the south. The smaller city of Parkway Village is surrounded by Audubon...
, Kentucky, neighborhood - Audubon, New OrleansAudubon, New OrleansAudubon is a neighborhood of the city of New Orleans. A subdistrict of the Uptown/Carrolton Area, its boundaries as defined by the City Planning Commission are: South Claiborne Avenue to the north, Jefferson Avenue to the east, the Mississippi River and Magazine Street to the south, and Lowerline...
, Louisiana, neighborhood - Audubon, MinnesotaAudubon, MinnesotaAudubon is a city in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 519 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , of which is land and 1.69% is water.-Demographics:...
, city - Audubon, New JerseyAudubon, New JerseyAudubon is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 8,819.On March 13, 1905, through an act of the New Jersey Legislature, Audubon was created a borough from portions of Haddon Township. It was named after John James...
, borough - Audubon, PennsylvaniaAudubon, PennsylvaniaAudubon is a census-designated place in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 8,433 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Audubon is located at in the township of Lower Providence....
, census-designated place
Institutions
Organizations and their buildings:- Audubon InternationalAudubon InternationalAudubon International is a not for profit 501 environmental education organization based in Selkirk, New York. Established in 1987, the organization has helped thousands of developments, hotels and golf courses in 30 countries to advertise and promote their "green" consciousness...
- Audubon Nature InstituteAudubon Nature InstituteThe Audubon Nature Institute is family of museums and parks dedicated to nature based in New Orleans, Louisiana. It consists of the Audubon Zoo, Aquarium of the Americas, Audubon Louisiana Nature Center, Audubon Park, Woldenberg Riverfront Park, Freeport-McMoRan Audubon Species Survival Center,...
, New Orleans, Louisiana - Audubon InsectariumAudubon InsectariumThe Audubon Insectarium is an entomology museum in New Orleans, Louisiana. With more than 50 live exhibits and numerous multimedia elements, the facility is the largest free-standing American museum dedicated to insects.It opened in June 2008...
, New Orleans, Louisiana - Audubon QuartetAudubon QuartetAudubon Quartet is a string quartet based in Winchester, Virginia. Current members include cellist and founder C. Tom Shaw, violist Doris Lederer, and violinists Ellen Jewett and Akemi Takayama...
- National Audubon SocietyNational Audubon SocietyThe National Audubon Society is an American non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation. Incorporated in 1905, Audubon is one of the oldest of such organizations in the world and uses science, education and grassroots advocacy to advance its conservation mission...
- Audubon (magazine), published by the National Audubon Society
- Massachusetts Audubon SocietyMassachusetts Audubon SocietyThe Massachusetts Audubon Society, founded in 1896 by Harriet Hemenway and headquartered in Lincoln, Massachusetts, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to "Protecting the nature of Massachusetts." Mass Audubon is independent of the National Audubon Society, and in fact was founded...
Largely outdoor facilities:
- Audubon ZooAudubon ZooThe Audubon Zoo is a zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas. The zoo covers and is home to 2,000 animals. It is located in a section of Audubon Park in Uptown New Orleans, on the Mississippi River side of...
, New Orleans - Trinity River Audubon CenterTrinity River Audubon CenterThe Trinity River Audubon Center which opened in mid-October 2008, is the central structure of the Trinity River Project, a downtown Dallas public works project to redevelop the Trinity River where it flows through the Great Trinity Forest...
, Dallas, Texas - Audubon Park (disambiguation)
Other
- 75564 Audubon75564 Audubon75564 Audubon is a main belt asteroid with an orbital period of 1283.3472891 days .The asteroid was discovered on January 2, 2000.-References:...
, an asteroid - Audubon Avenue (Manhattan)Audubon Avenue (Manhattan)Audubon Avenue is an avenue in the Washington Heights neighborhood in Upper Manhattan that runs north-south, parallel to Amsterdam Avenue. Its southern terminus is at West 165th Street and St. Nicholas Avenue, and its northern terminus is at Fort George Avenue, just north of West 193 Street...
, New York City - Audubon magazine
- Audubon (book)Audubon (book)Audubon is a non-fiction book written by Constance Rourke in 1936. It retroactively received the Newbery Honor award for the year 1937.Rourke's book is a biography of ornithologist and painter John James Audubon....
, a biography of John James Audubon - Audubon State Historic SiteAudubon State Historic SiteAudubon State Historic Site is a state park area located near St. Francisville, Louisiana. It is the location where noted artist John James Audubon spent the Summer of 1821. Visitors come to see the Oakley House, where Audubon lived at the time, and the surrounding plantation grounds...
, Louisiana - Audubon ZooAudubon ZooThe Audubon Zoo is a zoo located in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is part of the Audubon Nature Institute which also manages the Aquarium of the Americas. The zoo covers and is home to 2,000 animals. It is located in a section of Audubon Park in Uptown New Orleans, on the Mississippi River side of...
, New Orleans - Audubon (Scott County, Kentucky)Audubon (Scott County, Kentucky)Audubon is one of a pair of Greek Revival houses built across from each other on Moore's Mill Pike in Scott County, Kentucky. The property was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places on December 4, 1973.-History:...
, house - Audubon ParkwayAudubon ParkwayThe Audubon Parkway is a four-lane controlled-access freeway connecting the cities of Henderson and Owensboro, Kentucky....
, Kentucky