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Burr Falls

Burr Falls, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates41.86978, -73.08760

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
  • 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
Parks
Museums
Waterfalls: 57
Gardens: 52
  • 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
Attractions: 49
  • 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
Artworks: 43
Cliffs: 27
  • 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
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Hermit spring: 1.9 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Grove: 16.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Guilder Pond Picnic area: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dutton MountainNW 323°506 m9.2 mi
Ivy MountainW 271°504 m7.0 mi
Dennis HillNW 314°496 m7.9 mi
Sedgwick MountainW 272°495 m9.8 mi
Brass MountainW 265°491 m7.7 mi
Pine MountainNW 323°484 m8.4 mi
Riggs HillNW 311°480 m5.6 mi
Flagg HillNNW 332°470 m7.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:1819:4920:32
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1715:4016:25

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465765706861493930
Precip in3.93.54.64.44.14.94.34.85.05.44.25.0

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.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs43.643.084.179.248.929.218.117.619.918.934.543.1

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4939314811

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