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Farms Falls

Farms Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Farms Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 85 m. Mount Aspetong stands 229 m to the north-northwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mayer, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 2.0 miles off.

This is a seasonal roadside waterfall.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12488, -73.61537

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
Peaks
Gardens
  • Vegetable Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Pollarded Tree Collection: 3.3 mi
  • Mehlquist Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Tropical Garden: 3.3 mi
Historic sites
  • 911 Arch: 3.3 mi
  • Jordan's Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • 1BCG: 3.8 mi
  • Meyer Estate House Ruins: 5.0 mi
  • Foundation of former fire tower: 5.4 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Pollinator Pathway Mural: 6.1 mi
  • Samford Sign: 6.3 mi
  • Dancing Girl: 6.4 mi
  • Stamford Cone: 6.5 mi
  • The Millenium Sundial: 7.1 mi
Beaches
Attractions: 50
Picnic sites: 15
  • The Meadow: 3.6 mi
  • Pell Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Bergfield Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
  • Reserved Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Upper Education Area: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 15
Lighthouses: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cascade: 11.9 mi
  • Sheep Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Cascade: 13.9 mi
  • Cascade: 16.1 mi
  • Devil's Glen Falls: 16.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • RT. 15 New Canaan SB Service Plaza: 7.0 mi
  • RT. 15 New Canaan NB Service Plaza: 7.1 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 18.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 1
  • The Silver Spring: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.6 miles of Farms Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AspetongNNW 347°229 m7.3 mi
Prospect HillNNE 31°228 m12.6 mi
Guard HillNW 321°226 m7.1 mi
Branchville HillNE 39°225 m12.4 mi
Fox HillN 8°223 m8.9 mi
Biddle HillNE 36°223 m12.4 mi
Cat HillNW 318°221 m12.2 mi
Chappaqua HillWNW 292°219 m8.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3019:07
June solstice05:2319:5020:31
September equinox06:4318:1718:54
December solstice07:1715:4516:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169757366554435
Precip in4.33.14.74.44.14.93.83.85.24.64.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Stamford 5 N, 4 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs61.149.988.587.252.934.115.814.821.926.031.253.6

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Rippowam River AT Stamford, Ct., 5 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/7417211221

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