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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
Gardens: 23
Artworks: 21
  • 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
  • Immaculate Conception: 19.3 mi
Attractions: 19
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: 4
  • Amphitheater Falls: 4.2 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: 2
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 14.9 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 KnobsNNE380 m17.9 mi
Brighton HillNE367 m18.6 mi
Boundary HillNE367 m19.1 mi
Roseau HillNE361 m20.2 mi
Pitts HillNE359 m19.4 mi
Pike HillNE358 m19.9 mi
Post HillNE358 m20.5 mi
Somerford HillNE356 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 50–80 °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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