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Indian Well Falls

Indian Well Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Well Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 36 m. Hunters Mountain stands 246 m to the north-northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Tahmore Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Merritt Parkway passes 6.5 miles off.

The pool below the waterfall is called the "Indian Well." Which is how the park got its name.

What the record says

Height
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33847, -73.12674

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Housatonic Boat Launch: 0.2 mi
  • Coon Hollow Park: 1.5 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.6 mi
  • Gary Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pine Lot Fields: 2.1 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
Beaches
  • Zoar Beach: 3.9 mi
  • Jackson Cove Beach: 6.0 mi
  • Fort Trumbull Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Gulf Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Silver Beach: 9.9 mi
Gardens: 53
  • SIS Community Garden: 1.8 mi
  • Eklund Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Rose/Wedding garden: 7.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Bethany Community Garden: 8.2 mi
Waterfalls: 43
  • Cascade: 3.2 mi
  • Cascades: 4.2 mi
  • Cascade: 5.6 mi
  • Farmill River Falls: 5.6 mi
  • Wepawaug Falls: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 25
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 6.0 mi
  • Dynamite Storage Tunnel: 6.3 mi
  • Millstone: 8.4 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.5 mi
  • Millstone: 8.5 mi
Artworks: 21
Cliffs: 12
Picnic sites: 9
  • Pond View: 5.9 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 6.0 mi
  • Oak Grove: 6.3 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 5.7 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 5.7 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Danbury Rest Area: 20.7 mi
Lighthouses: 5
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Indian Well Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hunters MountainNNE 14°246 m9.2 mi
Moose HillN 5°231 m4.4 mi
Fivemile HillN 354°223 m6.2 mi
Towantic HillN 7°219 m8.6 mi
Jacks HillN 2°213 m9.0 mi
Osborn HillNW 312°206 m6.1 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 341°205 m7.4 mi
Beacon HillNNE 29°204 m9.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:2819:05
June solstice05:2019:4820:30
September equinox06:4118:1518:52
December solstice07:1615:4216:27

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, 2 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs3,2413,0014,7145,0993,2252,2321,4201,2241,2981,6882,3353,177

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Housatonic River AT Stevenson, CT, 4 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/546855943

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