Carr Brook Falls
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Carr Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Higby Mountain stands 272 m to the west-southwest, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Bransfield Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 30 miles off.
How to reach it
- 29.7 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Bell Aire Terrace Open Space: 0.8 mi
- General John Hoar Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Culver Lane Open Space: 1.1 mi
- Stuart Brook Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Oak Ledges Preserve: 1.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.8 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 3.4 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 5.3 mi
- grindstone: 5.7 mi
- George Washington rock: 6.2 mi
- 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
- Erin Street Community Garden: 4.1 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 4.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 4.5 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Colonial Revival Garden: 8.4 mi
- Glen Falls: 2.6 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 3.8 mi
- Dividend Falls: 3.9 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 5.6 mi
- Seven Falls: 6.3 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.3 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 18.9 mi
- East Rive Beach: 23.0 mi
- Circle Beach: 23.1 mi
- 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
- 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
- Johnsonville Village: 10.0 mi
- Gay City State Park: 11.8 mi
- Windham Spring: 22.1 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.3 miles of Carr Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Higby Mountain | WSW 247° | 272 m | 8.3 mi |
| Meshomasic Mountain | NE 51° | 265 m | 3.4 mi |
| Kongscut Mountain | NE 35° | 234 m | 8.2 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 |
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.
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.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8662951863
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 14 mi
- Essex · 20 mi
- Willimantic · 21 mi
- East Windsor · 22 mi
- Tolland · 22 mi
- Storrs · 23 mi
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