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Cedar Cliff Falls

Cedar Cliff Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Cliff Falls is a waterfall in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Mound Reserve, a park 0.3 miles away. Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Height
7 m
Width
4 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.73830, -83.81523

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Indian Mound Reserve: 0.3 mi
  • Cedarville Park (downtown): 0.7 mi
  • Patterson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Williamson Mound State Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Peterson Park: 1.2 mi
Museums: 46
Artworks: 24
  • Springs: 6.4 mi
  • Port William, Ohio: 13.0 mi
  • Photo Target: 16.3 mi
  • Kennedy’s Eternal Flame: 19.2 mi
  • Three O'Clock Prayer: 19.3 mi
Gardens: 23
Attractions: 20
Peaks: 18
  • Reeds Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Stokes Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Dumpling Hill: 11.4 mi
  • The Knobs: 17.9 mi
  • Brighton Hill: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • Amphitheater Falls: 4.2 mi
  • The Cascades: 5.7 mi
  • The Grotto: 5.9 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 21.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Ricciardi Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Yellow spring: 5.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 14.9 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 20.5 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 20.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Oak Camp: 16.3 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 19.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Cliff Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The KnobsNNE 26°380 m17.9 mi
Brighton HillNE 51°367 m18.6 mi
Boundary HillNE 49°367 m19.1 mi
Roseau HillNE 48°361 m20.2 mi
Pitts HillNE 51°359 m19.4 mi
Pike HillNE 48°358 m19.9 mi
Post HillNE 47°358 m20.5 mi
Somerford HillNE 48°356 m20.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:47
June solstice06:0820:2721:07
September equinox07:2418:5919:34
December solstice07:5416:3217:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443546471747367564535
Precip in3.42.73.74.64.84.74.03.32.73.13.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Xenia 6 SSE, 11 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs90.210713111598.473.142.224.216.320.744.572.2

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Massies Creek at Wilberforce OH, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1560143408

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