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Moodus Falls

Moodus Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Moodus Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Clark Hill stands 241 m to the northwest, 7.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Turbine, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 22 miles off.

This waterfall is on private property.

How to reach it

Coordinates41.51322, -72.42733

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nichols Field: 0.3 mi
  • Lower Moodus Reservoir Boat Launch: 0.3 mi
  • Connor's Way: 1.0 mi
  • East Haddam Town Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Pickerel Lake Boat Launch: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Historic sites
  • St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, 1791.: 4.1 mi
  • Major General Joseph Spencer: 4.1 mi
  • Yellow Ribbon Tree: 5.8 mi
  • Johm M. Ida, 1906 - 1988: 6.3 mi
  • Lions Club Pavilion: 6.8 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens: 54
  • Gingers Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Rain Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Memorial Peace Garden: 6.8 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 9.6 mi
  • Burnt Hill Park Comunity Garden: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 54
Beaches: 45
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 12
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 16.3 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 16.6 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Windham Spring: 18.8 mi
  • Old Spring: 23.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clark HillNW 318°241 m7.6 mi
Raccoon HillNW 318°228 m9.1 mi
Great HillNW 305°222 m8.1 mi
Baker HillNNW 328°204 m6.0 mi
Goose HillSW 236°201 m8.6 mi
Bear HillW 274°199 m8.5 mi
Carter HillNNW 346°192 m8.1 mi
Tater HillSE 137°179 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2519:02
June solstice05:1719:4620:28
September equinox06:3818:1218:49
December solstice07:1415:3916:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239495968747365544435
Precip in3.93.85.14.73.64.33.64.44.84.94.25.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norwich Public Utility PLT, 19 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs25425437534322814466.956.671.895.5161232

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salmon River Near East Hampton, 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/8034222083

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