New Preston Falls
New Preston Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Above All stands 450 m to the north, 3.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
Also known as, "Aspetuck Falls".
The story
Census designated place in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States.
Wikidata Q754779, matched on coordinates and name (58 m apart).
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Washington Public Beach: 0.5 mi
- Mount Bushnell State Park Scenic Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Carlson's Grove: 2.4 mi
- Lake Waramaug State Park: 2.6 mi
- Hidden Valley Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Mount Bushnell: 0.5 mi
- Windy Hill: 0.7 mi
- New Preston Hill: 0.8 mi
- Tower Hill: 0.9 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 0.9 mi
- Lake Waramaug Boat Ramp (Town of Washington): 0.5 mi
- Warren Town Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bryan Plaza: 3.0 mi
- Sunnyfield: 4.1 mi
- Town Green: 4.8 mi
- Mill Ruins: 0.0 mi
- Jim Hulton: 6.8 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 8.5 mi
- Lois Batchelder: 8.7 mi
- Miller Family Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Gunn Memorial Museum: 3.9 mi
- Institute for American Indian Studies: 4.8 mi
- New Milford Historical Society Museum: 7.1 mi
- Sloane-Stanley Museum: 7.3 mi
- Old Bethlem Historical Museum: 8.0 mi
- Kent Falls: 7.4 mi
- Nonnewaug Falls: 10.8 mi
- East Meadow Brook Falls: 10.9 mi
- Hatch Brook Falls: 11.2 mi
- Marshepaug Falls: 11.6 mi
- Peter's Forge: 4.2 mi
- Indian village: 4.8 mi
- Gagarin Grove: 6.2 mi
- New Milford Tank: 7.4 mi
- Bellamy-Ferriday Garden: 8.0 mi
- Judea Garden: 1.2 mi
- Orintas Family Butterfly Garden & Viewing Stand: 11.2 mi
- Gertrude Jekyll Garden: 12.1 mi
- Personal Gardens: 16.8 mi
- Melanie Rieger Victims of Violent Crimes Memorial Garden: 17.0 mi
- Morris Town Beach: 6.8 mi
- Sandy Beach: 7.8 mi
- Sherman Town Beach: 10.1 mi
- Holiday Point Community Beach: 10.1 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 7.5 mi
- Grand Staircase: 7.7 mi
- Kelly Slide: 8.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 9.7 mi
- Bethel Rock: 12.3 mi
- Jean Widmark: 8.6 mi
- Whale Sculpture: 18.1 mi
- Ben Franklin: 18.1 mi
- Greetings from Waterbury: 18.2 mi
- Lesser Evil: 18.4 mi
- Stormville Rest Area: 20.9 mi
- East Fishkill Rest Area: 21.0 mi
- Danbury Rest Area: 21.6 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Hermit spring: 20.8 mi
- Cannavo Spring: 21.9 mi
- Bulls Bridge Road: 7.9 mi
- Dudley Town: 9.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.0 miles of New Preston Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Above All | N 3° | 450 m | 3.6 mi |
| Town Hill | NNE 22° | 429 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bromica Mountain | NNW 329° | 428 m | 5.6 mi |
| Huckleberry Hill | NNW 343° | 426 m | 4.6 mi |
| Mauwee Peak | NW 325° | 426 m | 6.1 mi |
| Flanders Mountain | NNW 329° | 422 m | 6.6 mi |
| City Hill | NNE 29° | 413 m | 4.5 mi |
| Saint Johns Peak | NW 323° | 407 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:29 | 19:06 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:50 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:53 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 15:42 | 16:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Falls Village, 19 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Jan, Mar–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 78.3 | 69.2 | 114 | 112 | 70.4 | 56.9 | 37.7 | 35.2 | 51.2 | 55.6 | 65.5 | 94.4 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Shepaug River AT Peters Dam AT Woodville, CT, 5 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/7343702100
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- Putnam County · 27 mi
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