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Burlington Falls

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Burlington Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Burlington Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Walnut Mountain stands 400 m to the west-northwest, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Bunnell's Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 28 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.78622, -72.96386

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Bunnell's Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Fetzer Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Seven Steps Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Whigville Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Freeman Hill Brook Falls: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Little League Field: 1.1 mi
  • Browns Corner Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
  • Millennium Field: 3.7 mi
  • Collinsville V.F.D. Memorial Field: 3.8 mi
  • Malerbo Rec Complex: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Kathy Ebersold plaque: 2.0 mi
  • Pavilion Cafe/Ice Cream Parlor: 4.5 mi
  • Sap Evaporator: 5.3 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 6.0 mi
  • Vincent H. Core Memorial: 6.2 mi
Museums
Attractions: 52
  • Hogan's Cider Mill: 2.4 mi
  • Devil's Kitchen: 3.2 mi
  • Lamothe Sugar House: 3.7 mi
  • 1780s dam site: 3.7 mi
  • Wreck: 3.9 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 7.4 mi
  • Sunken Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 10.4 mi
  • Perennial Garden: 10.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 45
Cliffs: 26
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 4.1 mi
  • Petro Cliffs: 4.9 mi
  • Ravens Roost: 5.0 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 8.5 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 8.5 mi
Beaches: 10
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 7.4 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.0 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.6 miles of Burlington Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Walnut MountainWNW 301°400 m9.1 mi
Burr MountainNW 314°383 m8.9 mi
Cotton HillWNW 293°360 m4.5 mi
Ratlum MountainNNE 15°358 m7.3 mi
Johnnycake MountainSW 215°354 m2.7 mi
Scoville HillWSW 254°340 m7.1 mi
Besse HillW 271°337 m9.5 mi
Hayden HillWNW 292°332 m6.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4920:31
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272936485968737164524233
Precip in3.73.44.24.34.24.84.45.15.05.73.94.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Burlington, 2 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs9.69.215.814.910.36.73.94.24.65.98.19.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bunnell Brook Near Burlington, CT, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7370371961

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