- Elevation
- 129 m
- Tallest summit within 12.7 miles
- Bald Mountain322 m · 12.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Connecticut State Route 16925.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:29local time
- Coordinates
- 41.8165, -72.4442
Valley Falls Park is a nature reserve in Connecticut, at a recorded 129 m. Bald Mountain stands 322 m to the north, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Boulder Crest Lane Park, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 25 miles off.
Municipal, Open To Public Without Fee; Existing Preserved Open Space
- Elevation
- 129 m
- Operated by
- Town of Vernon
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Valley Falls Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mountain | N 8° | 322 m | 12.2 mi |
| Soapstone Mountain | N 9° | 315 m | 10.0 mi |
| Paulk Hill | NE 34° | 294 m | 5.4 mi |
| Whifford Hill | ENE 61° | 291 m | 10.9 mi |
| Kendall Hill | NNE 30° | 290 m | 8.3 mi |
| Grant Hill | E 89° | 284 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sugar Hill | NE 35° | 282 m | 6.6 mi |
| Reed Hill | NE 47° | 275 m | 2.9 mi |
- 25.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169National
- 29.2 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
Named places within 25 miles
- Boulder Crest Lane Park: 0.5 mi
- Rambling Ridge Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Camp Newhocka: 1.1 mi
- Vernon Town Property: 1.2 mi
- High Meadow Lane Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Box Hill: 1.1 mi
- Reed Hill: 2.9 mi
- Grant Hill: 2.9 mi
- Whites Hill: 3.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 3.2 mi
- Upper Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
- Middle Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.1 mi
- Indian Notch Park: 1.4 mi
- Lower Bolton Lake Boat Launch: 1.5 mi
- Bolton Lake Boat Launch & Dam: 1.5 mi
- Vernon Historical Society Museum: 1.9 mi
- New England Civil War Museum: 3.5 mi
- Hicks-Stearns Family Museum: 5.4 mi
- Old Tolland County Jail and Museum: 5.5 mi
- Cheney Homestead Museum: 5.6 mi
- Sorry Rock: 2.4 mi
- Frog: 8.0 mi
- Jonathan the Husky Statue: 9.8 mi
- Mobius Solaris: 9.8 mi
- The Walking Wall: 9.8 mi
- Ronald E. Blake: 4.8 mi
- Frank Lombardi Memorial: 5.0 mi
- dog memorial: 7.1 mi
- Captain Nathan Hale Monument: 7.9 mi
- Construction Workers Memorial: 9.2 mi
- filled-in well: 1.2 mi
- Nike Missile Site: 6.5 mi
- The Dreamyard: 8.4 mi
- Hay Tedder: 8.9 mi
- Car Wreck: 9.6 mi
- Talcott Ravine: 2.3 mi
- Hockanum Falls: 3.5 mi
- Case Falls: 4.4 mi
- Wyllys Falls: 4.5 mi
- Center Springs Falls: 4.8 mi
- sensory garden: 4.4 mi
- Tolland Youth Garden: 5.2 mi
- Wickham Park Irish Garden: 7.0 mi
- Wickham Park English Garden: 7.1 mi
- Wickham Park Sensory Garden: 7.2 mi
- Flag Rock: 1.8 mi
- Crow Point: 11.7 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 12.0 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Coney Rock: 12.7 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 8.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 8.8 mi
- Thompsonville Boat Launch: 15.0 mi
- Staffordville Beach: 15.7 mi
- Babbs Beach: 21.6 mi
- Gay City State Park: 6.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 22.5 mi
- Bara-Hack: 22.7 mi
- Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 17.8 mi
- Picnic: 23.2 mi
- Szot Park Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
- Windham Spring: 13.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:16 | 19:47 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:12 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:15 | 15:38 | 16:23 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 58 | 66 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Storrs, 11 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataDay trips start here
- Tolland · 5 mi
- East Windsor · 9 mi
- Storrs · 10 mi
- Somers · 12 mi
- Willimantic · 14 mi
- Hampden · 17 mi
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