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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
Museums
Beaches
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
Gardens: 53
Attractions: 42
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 2.8 mi
  • Millstone: 8.1 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
  • Libby's Lump: 14.0 mi
  • Washington Trail monument: 14.3 mi
Waterfalls: 36
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 15
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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: 3
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.0 miles of Hopp Brook Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNW275 m5.4 mi
Woodruff HillNW273 m7.0 mi
Mount SanfordENE263 m3.9 mi
Turkey HillN263 m6.3 mi
Hopkins HillN259 m3.8 mi
Prospect MountainNE253 m3.5 mi
Hunters MountainNW246 m4.4 mi
Talmadge HillNNE246 m5.1 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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