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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

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Dorothy Auerbach Schiro: 2.2 mi
  • Zygmunt Sacharko stone: 2.9 mi
  • John R. Bierman: 3.4 mi
  • Daniel Hill Guilmartin: 5.6 mi
  • Farmington River Park Dedication 1995: 6.7 mi
Museums
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
Waterfalls: 48
  • Beach Brook Falls: 0.9 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.4 mi
  • Enders Falls: 1.4 mi
Gardens: 48
  • Southwick Community Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Back Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Front Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Azalea Garden: 9.9 mi
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: 9
Springs: 7
  • Big Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Ever Flowing Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hermit spring: 11.4 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Unnamed Bridge 2 2:46: 19.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Rivers Edge Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Szot Park Picnic Grove: 19.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.6 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.5 miles of Carpenter's Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Johnson HillNW 311°439 m9.9 mi
Beecher HillWNW 301°430 m9.8 mi
Prospect HillNNW 335°425 m9.4 mi
Pine MountainWNW 294°421 m4.3 mi
Booth HillNW 311°411 m7.9 mi
Winchell MountainNNW 342°403 m8.1 mi
Center HillWNW 291°393 m7.4 mi
Eno HillWNW 289°375 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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