High Falls Museum
High Falls Museum is a museum in New York, at a modelled elevation of 138 m. Oak Mountain stands 358 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Triphammer Forge, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.1 miles off.
Historic museum detailing the historical significance of the High Falls area and Rochester throughout the ages.
The story
waterfall on the Genesee River in Rochester, New York, United States
Wikidata Q37538, matched on coordinates and name (258 m apart).
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 3.1 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Owen's Point · 6 mi
- Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Triphammer Forge: 0.0 mi
- ESL Ballpark Walk of Fame: 0.2 mi
- Morrie Silver: 0.3 mi
- Henry Lomb Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Rochester Veterans Memorial: 0.6 mi
- High Falls Terrace Park: 0.2 mi
- Old Bakersville Park: 0.3 mi
- Brown Square Park: 0.3 mi
- Genesee Crossroads Park: 0.3 mi
- Verona Playground: 0.4 mi
- I Am Speaking: 0.4 mi
- Water Table: 0.6 mi
- River Currents: 0.6 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.6 mi
- Signature Gateway: 0.6 mi
- Main Street Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Times Square Building: 0.5 mi
- Broad Street Bridge: 0.6 mi
- Rundel Memorial Library: 0.6 mi
- Harro East Ballroom: 0.6 mi
- Pinnacle Hill: 2.4 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 2.7 mi
- Craig Hill: 6.2 mi
- Paddy Hill: 6.7 mi
- Methodist Hill: 7.0 mi
- Rochester Auto Museum: 0.5 mi
- Susan B. Anthony House: 0.8 mi
- Rochester Contemporary Art Center: 0.9 mi
- National Museum of Play at The Strong: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Art Gallery: 1.4 mi
- Dorris Carlson Reading Garden: 0.7 mi
- Maplewood Rose Garden: 1.6 mi
- Garden of Fragrance: 1.6 mi
- 490 Farms: 1.6 mi
- Good Luck Garden: 1.7 mi
- High Falls: 0.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 0.7 mi
- Middle Falls: 1.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.4 mi
- Norton’s Falls: 2.0 mi
- Windsor Beach: 6.5 mi
- Ontario Beach: 6.9 mi
- Hamlin Beach: 22.3 mi
- Charlotte-Genesee Lighthouse: 6.3 mi
- Keeper's House: 6.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of High Falls Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | SSE 153° | 358 m | 21.2 mi |
| Jakman Hill | S 184° | 357 m | 22.2 mi |
| Baptist Hill | SSE 156° | 356 m | 24.0 mi |
| Hopper Hills | SSE 156° | 335 m | 16.4 mi |
| Allens Hill | SSE 168° | 317 m | 22.9 mi |
| Woodchuck Hill | SSE 167° | 297 m | 19.5 mi |
| Taft Hill | SSE 164° | 287 m | 20.3 mi |
| Baker Hill | SE 132° | 282 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:45 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 20:11 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:32 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 15:52 | 16:39 |
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 | 26 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rochester GTR Intl, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5502506673
Day trips start here
- Farmington · 19 mi
- Palmyra · 20 mi
- Williamson · 22 mi
- Canandaigua · 25 mi
- Newark · 27 mi
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