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Sutton Falls

Sutton Falls from directly overhead

Sutton Falls is a nature reserve in Massachusetts, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Mugget Hill stands 299 m to the west, 9.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Waters Farm, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Access
restricted

How to reach it

Coordinates42.11032, -71.78432

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Putnam Hill: 0.8 mi
  • Whittier Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Goat Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Freeland Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Pigeon Hill: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
  • Fat Man's Misery: 3.7 mi
  • Devil's Corncrib: 3.7 mi
  • Path Continues: 6.8 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.1 mi
  • Path Continues: 7.5 mi
Parks
  • Josling Park (ext.): 4.1 mi
  • Joslin Park: 4.1 mi
  • Soldiers Field: 4.3 mi
  • Treasure Land Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
  • Carbuncle Park: 4.7 mi
Beaches: 31
Museums: 28
Gardens: 26
  • Eric J. Cook Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Janet Colby Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Jakubowitz-Chaifetz Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Hadwen Community Garden: 10.5 mi
  • IUI Garden for the Ages: 11.5 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Goddard Rocket: 7.0 mi
  • Orson the Polar Bear: 8.8 mi
  • Orthodox Altar: 8.8 mi
  • The Hand of Christ: 8.9 mi
  • Sigmund Freud: 9.9 mi
Cliffs: 16
  • Rattlesnake Ledge: 10.9 mi
  • Woodward's Rock: 14.3 mi
  • Condo Rock: 15.1 mi
  • The Wall: 15.3 mi
  • Scar Hill Bluffs: 17.4 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cargill Falls: 14.9 mi
  • Cascade Brook Falls: 19.4 mi
  • Ponogansett Falls: 22.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Thirsty Beaver: 20.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-295 (North Bound): 21.0 mi
  • Bike Trail Parking - Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic: 16.6 mi
  • Site #36: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Sutton Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mugget HillW 281°299 m9.0 mi
Ponnakin HillWNW 299°278 m8.4 mi
Wood HillSSW 201°277 m4.6 mi
Goat HillWSW 252°268 m1.5 mi
Brackett HillWNW 292°265 m8.9 mi
Bare HillSW 225°262 m3.0 mi
Beacon HillWNW 285°262 m8.2 mi
Carroll HillWNW 292°262 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2318:59
June solstice05:1219:4520:27
September equinox06:3518:0918:46
December solstice07:1315:3416:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635465766717062504030
Precip in3.83.24.44.33.64.13.94.24.14.83.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Buffumville Lake, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/29758100

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