Waterfall · Connecticut

Carr Brook Falls

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Carr Brook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Carr Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the northeast, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bransfield Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 30 miles off.

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates41.59885, -72.59376

29.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Bransfield Park: 0.4 mi
Oakwood Soccer Park: 0.7 mi
Portland Recreational Complex: 0.7 mi
Cromwell Landing: 2.4 mi
Agogliati Field: 2.7 mi

Peaks

Strickland Hill: 0.4 mi
Collins Hill: 0.7 mi
Jouncer Hill: 1.1 mi
Blueberry Hill: 1.1 mi
Penfield Hill: 1.5 mi

Nature reserves

Historic sites

Portland Civil War Memorial: 1.7 mi
David Johnson Memorial Statue: 3.3 mi
Henry William Reed Dedication Plaque: 3.4 mi
Bulkeley Corne Mill 1677: 3.8 mi
Billings Manufacturing 1884: 3.8 mi

Museums

Portland Historical Society: 2.0 mi
Cromwell Historical Society: 2.7 mi
Kidcity Children's Museum: 4.0 mi
Middlesex County Historical Society: 4.0 mi
Greater Middletown Military Museum: 4.8 mi

Waterfalls

Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
The Cascade: 2.8 mi
Shipyard Falls: 3.8 mi
Dividend Falls: 3.9 mi
Cascades: 4.5 mi

Attractions

State Forest Quarry #1: 2.7 mi
Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.8 mi
Come On Over Wall: 3.4 mi
Pumpkintown USA: 5.3 mi
grindstone: 5.7 mi

Artworks

Face in Tree: 2.7 mi
Henry Clay Work Bust: 4.1 mi
First Tear: 4.8 mi
CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 8.1 mi
Frog: 9.7 mi

Gardens57

Beaches26

Cliffs20

Crow Point: 7.6 mi
Bluff Head: 14.0 mi
Broomstick Ledges: 14.2 mi
Green Wall: 14.2 mi
Porcupine Hole: 14.2 mi

Rest areas4

Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 8.3 mi
Wallingford Rest Area: 13.6 mi
Southington Rest Area: 16.2 mi
Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 22.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Johnsonville Village: 10.0 mi
Gay City State Park: 11.8 mi

Springs2

Windham Spring: 22.1 mi
Cold Spring: 24.9 mi

Picnic sites1

Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Carr Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Meshomasic Mountain	NE 51°	265 m	3.4 mi
Clark Hill	E 94°	241 m	3.5 mi
Raccoon Hill	ENE 72°	228 m	2.6 mi
Great Hill	ESE 123°	222 m	2.4 mi
Clark Hill	NNE 28°	206 m	3.4 mi
Baker Hill	E 98°	204 m	5.5 mi
Bear Hill	S 179°	199 m	5.3 mi
Carter Hill	ENE 74°	192 m	6.9 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	06:55	18:26	19:03
June solstice	05:17	19:47	20:29
September equinox	06:38	18:13	18:49
December solstice	07:15	15:39	16:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	29	31	39	50	61	70	75	74	66	54	43	34
Precip in	2.9	2.6	3.5	3.8	3.4	3.9	3.9	3.5	4.0	4.2	3.4	3.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 10 mi away.

Streamflow

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

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	79.3	85.3	114	103	59.4	48.1	21.1	18.8	23.4	43.1	59.6	92.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Coginchaug River AT Middlefield, CT, 8 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/8662951863

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