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Hopp Brook Falls

Hopp Brook Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Hopp Brook Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 165 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the northwest, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pole Hill Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 13 miles off.

A seasonal waterfall, location on map may not be accurate.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43224, -73.01230

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pole Hill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Bethany Library Park: 1.0 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 2.8 mi
  • Chatfield Park: 3.0 mi
  • Cotton Hollow Field: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • The Cherry Blossom Tree: 4.3 mi
  • Soldiers' Monument: 4.6 mi
  • Fountain: 4.6 mi
  • Maribeth McCarthy Demma: 5.6 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 5.7 mi
Museums
Beaches
Waterfalls: 55
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.2 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.3 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
  • Spruce Brook Falls: 3.4 mi
Gardens: 54
Attractions: 44
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.8 mi
  • Millstone: 8.1 mi
  • Millstone: 8.1 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 14.0 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 7
  • Picnic Grove: 14.0 mi
  • Pond View: 14.1 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 14.2 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.5 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 10.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.2 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.8 miles of Hopp Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNW 311°275 m5.4 mi
Woodruff HillNW 304°273 m7.0 mi
Mount SanfordENE 58°263 m3.9 mi
Turkey HillN 6°263 m6.3 mi
Prospect HillNNE 19°260 m5.1 mi
Hopkins HillN 2°259 m3.8 mi
Prospect MountainNE 38°253 m3.5 mi
Hunters MountainNW 304°246 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2819:04
June solstice05:1919:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1518:51
December solstice07:1615:4216:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138496069747366544334
Precip in3.63.54.44.73.74.93.83.84.34.94.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 6 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs631611976945614420259264270351477619

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Naugatuck River AT Beacon Falls, CT, 3 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/7610881614

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