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East Meadow Brook Falls

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East Meadow Brook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

East Meadow Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Todd Hill stands 344 m to the north-northwest, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Butternut Falls, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 23 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.57211, -73.19721

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Three Rivers Park: 1.5 mi
  • Woodbury North Green: 1.6 mi
  • Woodbury South Green: 2.4 mi
  • Hollow Park: 2.7 mi
  • Town Green: 4.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Soldiers’ Monument: 2.4 mi
  • In Memory of George Washington: 3.1 mi
  • Miller Family Preserve: 3.6 mi
  • U.S.D.A plaque: 4.1 mi
  • Natalie Todd Lilly: 4.4 mi
Gardens: 44
Waterfalls: 35
  • Nonnewaug Falls: 3.0 mi
  • Southford Falls: 8.1 mi
  • Knife Shop Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Prydden Brook Falls: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 33
Artworks: 20
  • Jean Widmark: 3.7 mi
  • Whale Sculpture: 8.0 mi
  • Ben Franklin: 8.0 mi
  • Greetings from Waterbury: 8.0 mi
  • Maori Head: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 18
Beaches: 18
  • Morris Town Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Waterfront: 9.1 mi
  • Boating Side: 9.1 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 11.1 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Southington Rest Area: 15.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 21.0 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 21.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 23.0 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Grove: 9.0 mi
  • Pond View: 17.8 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 17.9 mi
  • Oak Grove: 18.0 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 18.3 mi
Springs: 3
  • Hermit spring: 22.0 mi
  • Cold Spring: 22.6 mi
  • Cannavo Spring: 24.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 7.7 miles of East Meadow Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Todd HillNNW344 m6.1 mi
Painter HillWNW324 m5.1 mi
Carmel HillNNW322 m5.3 mi
Plumb HillNW322 m6.2 mi
Bell HillNW299 m6.5 mi
Magnolia HillN294 m4.5 mi
Good HillWSW292 m3.5 mi
Great HillSE292 m4.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4920:31
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1715:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485868737264524232
Precip in3.93.64.74.74.03.94.34.64.45.04.24.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ansonia 1 NE, 16 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs44.641.060.449.932.423.715.314.318.718.124.643.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Nonewaug River AT Minortown, CT, 1 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/7597235988

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