Shipyard Falls
Marked private. Do not count on getting in.
Shipyard Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 16 m. Meshomasic Mountain stands 265 m to the north, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Middle Haddam Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. Connecticut State Route 169 passes 28 miles off.
How to reach it
- 27.8 mi off the Connecticut State Route 169, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Middle Haddam Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Cobolt Landing: 0.6 mi
- Brickyard Ballfield: 3.1 mi
- Rock Park: 3.5 mi
- Sears Park: 3.5 mi
- Dart Island State Park: 0.5 mi
- Middlesex Land Trust: 0.9 mi
- Town Open Space (Pine Brook): 1.2 mi
- Hillside Association: 1.5 mi
- Shailor Ledges Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Joseph N. Goff House Museum and Cultural Center: 3.0 mi
- Chatham Historical Society: 3.2 mi
- Haddam Shad Museum: 3.7 mi
- Haddam Veterans' Museum: 3.9 mi
- Portland Historical Society: 4.6 mi
- Face in Tree: 4.7 mi
- Henry Clay Work Bust: 5.0 mi
- First Tear: 6.1 mi
- CT DOT Infrastructure Showcase: 11.8 mi
- snake: 11.9 mi
- Gate Hill: 1.2 mi
- Hog Hill: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.5 mi
- Great Hill: 1.9 mi
- Larson Hill: 2.3 mi
- Yellow Ribbon Tree: 3.0 mi
- Lions Club Pavilion: 3.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Portland Civil War Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 4.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
- Memorial Peace Garden: 3.5 mi
- Gingers Garden: 5.2 mi
- Erin Street Community Garden: 5.5 mi
- Cromwell Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- grindstone: 2.3 mi
- Nathan Hall Quarry: 2.9 mi
- George Washington rock: 3.3 mi
- Bible Rock: 3.6 mi
- Pumpkintown USA: 3.9 mi
- Lake Beseck Beach: 9.8 mi
- Dossin Park Beach: 15.0 mi
- Quotonset Beach: 19.6 mi
- Clinton Town Beach: 19.8 mi
- Middle Beach: 19.8 mi
- Glen Falls: 1.3 mi
- Intermittent Waterfall: 2.6 mi
- Pine Brook Falls: 3.1 mi
- Seven Falls: 3.5 mi
- Carr Brook Falls: 3.8 mi
- Crow Point: 11.2 mi
- Bluff Head: 12.3 mi
- Broomstick Ledges: 12.3 mi
- Pine Ledge: 12.4 mi
- Candlewood Ledge: 15.1 mi
- Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- Wallingford Rest Area: 13.4 mi
- Southington Rest Area: 18.3 mi
- Rest Area I-95 (North Bound): 19.2 mi
- Rest Area I-395 (South Bound): 23.2 mi
- Johnsonville Village: 6.2 mi
- Gay City State Park: 13.3 mi
- Windham Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cold Spring: 24.2 mi
- Saybrook Breakwater Light: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.5 miles of Shipyard Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meshomasic Mountain | N 5° | 265 m | 5.4 mi |
| Clark Hill | NNE 25° | 241 m | 3.2 mi |
| Raccoon Hill | N 5° | 228 m | 4.0 mi |
| Great Hill | N 356° | 222 m | 1.9 mi |
| Baker Hill | NE 54° | 204 m | 4.1 mi |
| Goose Hill | S 185° | 201 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bear Hill | SW 224° | 199 m | 2.9 mi |
| Carter Hill | NE 41° | 192 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:17 | 19:46 | 20:28 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:13 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 07:14 | 15:39 | 16:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 74 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartford Brainard FLD, 14 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 254 | 254 | 375 | 343 | 228 | 144 | 66.9 | 56.6 | 71.8 | 95.5 | 161 | 232 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salmon River Near East Hampton, 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/7493933806
Day trips start here
- Connecticut River Valley · 11 mi
- Essex · 16 mi
- Old Saybrook · 20 mi
- Montville · 21 mi
- Old Lyme · 21 mi
- Willimantic · 21 mi
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