Burlington Falls
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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
- 28.4 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
Named places within 25 miles
- Barnes Hill: 0.6 mi
- Schoolhouse Hill: 0.9 mi
- Garrett Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Scranton Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain: 2.2 mi
- 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
- Canton Historical Museum: 2.7 mi
- Unionville Museum: 4.3 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 6.5 mi
- Avon Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- American Clock and Watch Museum: 7.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Town Open Space (Vineland Road): 0.3 mi
- Foote Road Recreation Area: 0.4 mi
- Seven Steps Falls Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Town of Avon Open Space: 2.1 mi
- Sweetheart Mountain Trails: 2.5 mi
- 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
- Bike Sculpture: 8.9 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.8 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 11.6 mi
- Painted Cow: 12.3 mi
- Home: 12.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- Boating Side: 11.3 mi
- Waterfront: 11.3 mi
- Holland Beach: 11.3 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.9 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 15.1 mi
- Hermit spring: 7.4 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 10.7 mi
- Big Spring: 11.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 15.0 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 19.7 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
- Dudley Town: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Burlington Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walnut Mountain | WNW 301° | 400 m | 9.1 mi |
| Burr Mountain | NW 314° | 383 m | 8.9 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WNW 293° | 360 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ratlum Mountain | NNE 15° | 358 m | 7.3 mi |
| Johnnycake Mountain | SW 215° | 354 m | 2.7 mi |
| Scoville Hill | WSW 254° | 340 m | 7.1 mi |
| Besse Hill | W 271° | 337 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hayden Hill | WNW 292° | 332 m | 6.3 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, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 9.6 | 9.2 | 15.8 | 14.9 | 10.3 | 6.7 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 8.1 | 9.7 |
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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7370371961
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