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Sperry Falls

Sperry Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Sperry Falls is a waterfall in Connecticut, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Andrews Hill stands 275 m to the northwest, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Sperry Park, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Merritt Parkway passes 11 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
3 m
Getting there

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Coordinates41.38276, -72.98744

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Old Mill Foundation: 2.8 mi
  • Hamden Veterans' Memorial: 3.9 mi
  • Honor Hill Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Holocaust Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Bishop Robert J Gay Sr Corner: 4.9 mi
Parks
  • Pole Hill Park: 3.0 mi
  • Bethany Library Park: 3.1 mi
  • Hilltop Playground: 3.4 mi
  • South Genesee Park: 3.4 mi
  • Chatfield Park: 3.6 mi
Museums
Beaches
Gardens: 53
Waterfalls: 47
Attractions: 31
  • World's Largest Pile of Horseshoes: 3.1 mi
  • PEZ Visitor Center: 8.2 mi
  • Millstone: 10.6 mi
  • Millstone: 10.6 mi
  • Nelli Green's Bridge: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 26
Cliffs: 13
Picnic sites: 7
  • Gulf Beach Picnic Tables: 12.4 mi
  • Pond View: 13.7 mi
  • The Rotary Pavilion: 13.8 mi
  • Oak Grove: 14.1 mi
  • Cedar Grove: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Rest Area CT-15 (North Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Rest Area CT-15 (South Bound): 7.8 mi
  • Wallingford Rest Area: 12.0 mi
  • Southington Rest Area: 13.8 mi
  • Jennifer Hodges Memorial Rest Area: 17.3 mi
Lighthouses: 4
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 8.9 miles of Sperry Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Andrews HillNW 323°275 m8.8 mi
Mount SanfordNNE 20°263 m5.8 mi
Prospect HillN 3°260 m8.3 mi
Hopkins HillN 351°259 m7.3 mi
Prospect MountainN 8°253 m6.3 mi
Hunters MountainNW 320°246 m7.7 mi
Talmadge HillN 5°246 m8.1 mi
Mulberry HillNNW 345°238 m7.2 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:1515:4216:26

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, 5 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs60.259.786.789.359.247.920.819.718.627.537.360.1

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mill River Near Hamden, CT, 5 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7083065859

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