Glen Falls
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Glen Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north-northeast, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hillside Association, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.
How to reach it
- 28.0 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Hillside Association: 0.2 mi
- Middlesex Land Trust: 0.6 mi
- Bowers Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Shepherd's Nine: 0.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Brook Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 1.0 mi
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 1.2 mi
- Portland Recreational Complex: 2.9 mi
- Bransfield Park: 3.0 mi
- Sears Park: 3.0 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 2.9 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 3.8 mi
- Middlesex County Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Kidcity Children's Museum: 4.8 mi
- Face in Tree: 3.5 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 4.7 mi
- First Tear: 5.8 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 10.7 mi
- Frog: 11.5 mi
- Great Hill: 0.7 mi
- Gate Hill: 0.8 mi
- Larson Hill: 1.0 mi
- Penfield Hill: 1.1 mi
- Gulf Hill: 2.0 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 3.0 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 3.0 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 3.6 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 4.7 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 1.9 mi
- grindstone: 3.5 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.6 mi
- George Washington rock: 4.3 mi
- Come On Over Wall: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 3.0 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.0 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Gingers Garden: 6.4 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Shipyard Falls: 1.3 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 2.6 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 3.7 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 4.3 mi
- Seven Falls: 4.5 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 14.9 mi
- Mattatuck Beach: 20.5 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 20.9 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 21.0 mi
- Crow Point: 9.9 mi
- Bluff Head: 13.1 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 13.2 mi
- Pine Ledge: 13.7 mi
- Flag Rock: 16.2 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.6 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.7 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 17.9 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 20.5 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.8 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 7.3 mi
- Gay City State Park: 12.4 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.4 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.8 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Glen Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | NNE 12° | 265 m | 4.2 mi |
| Clark Hill | NE 45° | 241 m | 2.4 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | NNE 14° | 228 m | 2.8 mi |
| Great Hill | NNE 17° | 222 m | 0.7 mi |
| Baker Hill | ENE 72° | 204 m | 3.8 mi |
| Goose Hill | S 182° | 201 m | 8.8 mi |
| Bear Hill | SSW 207° | 199 m | 3.7 mi |
| Carter Hill | NE 51° | 192 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 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, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 254 | 254 | 375 | 343 | 228 | 144 | 66.9 | 56.6 | 71.8 | 95.5 | 161 | 232 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salmon River Near East Hampton, CT, 6 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/7597230666
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 12 mi
- Essex · 17 mi
- Willimantic · 20 mi
- Old Saybrook · 21 mi
- Montville · 22 mi
- Old Lyme · 22 mi
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