Burr Falls
Burr Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 254 m. Dutton Mountain stands 506 m to the northwest, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Burr Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 13 m
How to reach it
- 25.0 mi off the Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20)
- 27.3 mi off the Route 112 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Burr Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Walnut Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Platt Hill: 2.4 mi
- West Hill: 3.4 mi
- Hayden Hill: 3.5 mi
- Town Open Space: 1.0 mi
- Houlihan Woods and Michael Giordano Tribute Area: 1.7 mi
- Highview Drive Open Space: 1.8 mi
- Locascio Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Cedar Swamp Wildlife Management Area: 2.1 mi
- Hermit memorial: 1.9 mi
- John Brown Birthplace: 4.8 mi
- Jones Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Sap Evaporator: 7.7 mi
- Kathy Ebersold plaque: 10.4 mi
- Club Island Park: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Park: 2.4 mi
- Alvord Park: 2.8 mi
- West Hill Pond Boat Launch: 3.0 mi
- Winchester Center Playground: 3.0 mi
- American Museum of Tort Law: 3.8 mi
- American Mural Project: 3.9 mi
- Torrington Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- KidsPlay Children's Museum: 5.0 mi
- New Hartford Historical Society Museum: 5.6 mi
- Tunxis Falls: 7.0 mi
- Colebrook Falls: 8.5 mi
- Bunnell's Falls: 8.6 mi
- Burlington Falls: 8.6 mi
- Beulah Falls: 8.9 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 9.5 mi
- Larry Kolp Community Gardens: 16.0 mi
- Sunken Garden: 17.1 mi
- Southwick Community Garden: 17.8 mi
- Perennial Garden: 17.9 mi
- 4 towns meet: 2.1 mi
- Charcoal mound exhibit: 6.0 mi
- Lighthouse cemetery: 6.5 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 7.4 mi
- Hogan's Cider Mill: 7.6 mi
- Bike Sculpture: 14.2 mi
- Tumble Brook Sculpture: 17.6 mi
- A Journey toward Freedom & Excellence: 19.4 mi
- Painted Cow: 19.6 mi
- Cow: 19.7 mi
- Winsted Cliffs: 3.0 mi
- Queen Mary Ledge: 6.5 mi
- Hornet's Nest: 6.9 mi
- Petro Cliffs: 11.5 mi
- Ravens Roost: 11.5 mi
- Holland Beach: 3.6 mi
- Sandy Beach: 13.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 14.5 mi
- Boating Side: 16.5 mi
- Waterfront: 16.5 mi
- Hermit spring: 1.9 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 3.2 mi
- Ever Flowing Spring: 5.8 mi
- Big Spring: 7.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.2 mi
- Dudley Town: 14.3 mi
- Questing: 19.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Burr Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutton Mountain | NW 323° | 506 m | 9.2 mi |
| Ivy Mountain | W 271° | 504 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dennis Hill | NW 314° | 496 m | 7.9 mi |
| Sedgwick Mountain | W 272° | 495 m | 9.8 mi |
| Brass Mountain | W 265° | 491 m | 7.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 323° | 484 m | 8.4 mi |
| Riggs Hill | NW 311° | 480 m | 5.6 mi |
| Flagg Hill | NNW 332° | 470 m | 7.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:28 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:18 | 19:49 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:40 | 16:25 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bakersville, 5 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 | 43.6 | 43.0 | 84.1 | 79.2 | 48.9 | 29.2 | 18.1 | 17.6 | 19.9 | 18.9 | 34.5 | 43.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nepaug R NR Nepaug, Ct., 7 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/4939314811
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- Great Barrington · 27 mi
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