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Lower Falls Lookout

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Lower Falls Lookout — direction of view not recorded. Terrain and imagery at true elevation.
Access
On the byway
Elevation
803 ft
Photos · Real imagery only
3 Falls
Jeffery Roberts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Over the River and Through the Woods
Jeffery Roberts · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
On the descent to the Lower Falls of Old Mans Cave, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio. This photo is an HDR composite of 3 different exposures.
Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lower Falls in Old Mans Cave, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio. This photo is an HDR composite of 6 different exposures.
Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
On the descent to the Lower Falls of Old Mans Cave, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio. This photo is an HDR composite of 3 different exposures.
Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Lower Falls in Old Mans Cave, Hocking Hills State Park, Ohio. This photo is an HDR composite of 6 different exposures.
Sixflashphoto · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
When to look · Sun at this latitude

Light

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3519:4219:07
June solstice06:0421:0120:21
September equinox07:1819:2918:54
December solstice07:4817:1016:28

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Getting there · Position and access

Where it is

  • Lancaster19.6 mi north
  • Athens24.7 mi east-southeast
  • Columbus43.9 mi north-northwest
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How high is Lower Falls Lookout?

Lower Falls Lookout sits at about 803 feet (245 m).

What is the nearest town to Lower Falls Lookout?

Lancaster, 20 miles N of Lower Falls Lookout.

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A scenic overlook on Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, reported by OpenStreetMap.

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