Seven Steps Falls Preserve
Seven Steps Falls Preserve is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Cotton Hill stands 360 m to the west-northwest, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Steps Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 29 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Burlington Land Trust
How to reach it
- 28.6 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Seven Steps Falls: 0.1 mi
- Fetzer Falls: 0.2 mi
- Burlington Falls: 1.0 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 1.1 mi
- Whigville Falls: 3.2 mi
- Barnes Hill: 0.8 mi
- Scranton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Taine Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Town Open Space (Vineland Road): 0.8 mi
- Foote Road Recreation Area: 0.9 mi
- Town of Avon Open Space: 1.2 mi
- Countryside Park: 1.9 mi
- Dubiel - Kubik Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Little League Field: 1.3 mi
- Malerbo Rec Complex: 3.2 mi
- Millennium Field: 3.4 mi
- Suburban Park: 3.5 mi
- Browns Corner Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 1.4 mi
- Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 3.5 mi
- Vincent H. Core Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 6.1 mi
- James P. Casey plaque: 6.2 mi
- Canton Historical Museum: 2.3 mi
- Unionville Museum: 3.3 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 6.3 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 7.0 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 7.0 mi
- 1780s dam site: 2.6 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 2.7 mi
- Lamothe Sugar House: 3.0 mi
- Wreck: 3.3 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 3.3 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 6.4 mi
- Sunken Garden: 7.6 mi
- Perennial Garden: 9.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 9.6 mi
- Shade Garden: 9.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 8.3 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.0 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 10.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 11.3 mi
- Home: 11.6 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 4.6 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 5.0 mi
- Ravens Roost: 5.1 mi
- Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 7.5 mi
- Hart Meadow: 7.5 mi
- Boating Side: 11.3 mi
- Waterfront: 11.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 12.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 14.6 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 15.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 8.3 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 10.3 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 11.5 mi
- Big Spring: 12.3 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 18.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.4 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 24.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.7 miles of Seven Steps Falls Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | WNW 293° | 360 m | 5.5 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | N 7° | 358 m | 7.5 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | SW 234° | 354 m | 3.1 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WSW 259° | 340 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hayden Hill | WNW 292° | 332 m | 7.3 mi |
| West Hill | NNW 328° | 328 m | 7.5 mi |
| Breezy Hill | N 2° | 327 m | 6.5 mi |
| South Mountain | S 181° | 313 m | 9.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:27 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:14 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/865979326
Day trips start here
- East Windsor · 22 mi
- Longmeadow · 26 mi
- Blandford · 28 mi
- Berkshires · 29 mi
- Otis · 29 mi
- Somers · 29 mi
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