Ayer's Gap Falls
Ayer's Gap Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Clark Hill stands 235 m to the north, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Avery Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 6.3 miles off.
Also known as "Bailey's Ravine Falls".
How to reach it
- 6.3 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
- 12.3 mi off the State Routes 49 & 14A
- 4.1 mi off the Revolutionary Heritage Byway, National
- 25.5 mi off the Route 102 (Ten Rod Road)
Named places within 25 miles
- Avery Hill: 0.2 mi
- Pleasure Hill: 0.8 mi
- Ayers Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Cooley Hill: 1.4 mi
- Pautipaug Hill: 1.7 mi
- plaque: 0.3 mi
- Dr. William Beaumont: 4.5 mi
- Mill Brook Bridge: 7.5 mi
- Miantonomo: 7.6 mi
- Rotary Club Memorial to Peace: 8.6 mi
- Giddings Park: 1.0 mi
- River Park: 3.0 mi
- Town of Sprague War Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
- Aspinall Recreation Complex: 3.6 mi
- The Pines Ice Skating Pond: 3.6 mi
- Edward Waldo House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Lebanon Historical Society: 4.0 mi
- William Beaumont House: 4.0 mi
- Blue Slope Country Museum: 4.1 mi
- Johnathan Trumbull Jr. House: 4.2 mi
- Ayers Gap Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Watson Section): 1.0 mi
- Franklin Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Precilla Friedman Property: 1.6 mi
- Sprague Land Preserve (Mukluk Section): 1.7 mi
- Windy: 6.1 mi
- Swifty: 6.1 mi
- Manny: 6.2 mi
- Willy: 6.2 mi
- Muffler Man: 8.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Scotland Road: 4.2 mi
- The Dark Manor Haunted House: 5.5 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Palmer Road: 5.6 mi
- Old Porcelain Mine: 6.0 mi
- March Route of Rochambeau's Army: Manship Road-Barstow Road: 8.1 mi
- Mary's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Thread City Family Garden: 6.7 mi
- Memorial Rose Gardens: 7.9 mi
- fern and rock garden: 9.2 mi
- Mansfield Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Little Muk Falls: 1.7 mi
- Yantic Falls: 7.7 mi
- Diana's Pool Falls: 9.6 mi
- Grayville Falls: 12.1 mi
- Codfish Falls: 13.6 mi
- Moosup Pond Beach: 15.3 mi
- Halls Pond Beach: 17.1 mi
- Kiddie's Beach: 19.9 mi
- Green Harbor Beach: 21.0 mi
- Austrailia Beach: 21.2 mi
- Wolf Rock Cliff: 9.1 mi
- Fifty Foot Cliff: 11.1 mi
- Coney Rock: 11.3 mi
- Flag Rock: 19.1 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 11.6 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Eastbound: 19.3 mi
- West Willington Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.4 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (South Bound): 24.8 mi
- Gay City State Park: 16.7 mi
- Bara-Hack: 17.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 19.9 mi
- Windham Spring: 6.9 mi
- Old Spring: 17.0 mi
- Skate Hut: 19.8 mi
- Powder House: 20.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.0 miles of Ayer's Gap Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clark Hill | N 11° | 235 m | 9.5 mi |
| Shaw Hill | NNE 25° | 220 m | 8.6 mi |
| Gates Hill | NW 307° | 204 m | 5.0 mi |
| Parish Hill | NNE 12° | 200 m | 7.4 mi |
| Clarks Hill | WNW 282° | 196 m | 8.8 mi |
| Westminster Hill | NE 50° | 187 m | 7.7 mi |
| Obwebetuck Hill | NW 318° | 185 m | 3.6 mi |
| Sweet Hill | WNW 294° | 183 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:15 | 19:45 | 20:27 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:11 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 07:13 | 15:37 | 16:22 |
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 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 71 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.7 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willimantic Windham AP, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 926 | 917 | 1,402 | 1,358 | 857 | 579 | 313 | 260 | 318 | 416 | 632 | 877 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Shetucket River Near Willimantic, CT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7657518494
Day trips start here
- Mystic-Eastern · 1 mi
- Norwich · 7 mi
- Willimantic · 7 mi
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Griswold · 12 mi
- Montville · 12 mi
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