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Carpenter's Falls

Carpenter's Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Carpenter's Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 162 m. Johnson Hill stands 439 m to the northwest, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Frances B. Petersen Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Jacob's Ladder Trail (Route 20) passes 17 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
5 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.94625, -72.85258

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.9 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.6 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.7 mi
  • Veeder Cabin Site: 6.8 mi
  • Jones Memorial: 8.1 mi
Parks
  • Granbrook Park: 4.1 mi
  • Berg Field: 4.2 mi
  • Meadow Pond: 4.4 mi
  • Simsbury Farms Recreation Complex: 4.5 mi
  • Newgate State Wildlife Area: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 53
  • Bike Sculpture: 7.0 mi
  • Cow: 10.7 mi
  • Tumble Brook Sculpture: 10.7 mi
  • Cow Mermaid Statue: 11.7 mi
  • Angel of Independence: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 49
  • cellar hole: 1.5 mi
  • Manure Spreader: 2.3 mi
  • Boehm house site: 3.9 mi
  • Indian Council Caves: 3.9 mi
  • Smaug's Lair sign: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 44
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Side Garden: 9.9 mi
Waterfalls: 33
Cliffs: 27
  • Queen Mary Ledge: 9.0 mi
  • Winsted Cliffs: 11.4 mi
  • Hart Meadow: 11.6 mi
  • Hidden Wall and the Watch Tower: 11.6 mi
  • Garden Wall: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 8
Springs: 4
  • Big Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Carpenter's Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW439 m9.9 mi
Beecher HillWNW430 m9.8 mi
Prospect HillNNW425 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainWNW421 m4.3 mi
Booth HillNW411 m7.9 mi
Winchell MountainNNW403 m8.1 mi
Center HillWNW393 m7.4 mi
Eno HillWNW375 m10.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1719:4920:31
September equinox06:3918:1418:51
December solstice07:1715:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475867727063524030
Precip in3.73.24.24.04.04.94.54.34.85.23.94.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barkhamsted, 6 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs1,2801,1891,7672,0101,3851,1197576787098501,0081,282

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Farmington River AT Tariffville, CT, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3780133247

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