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Cedar Falls

Cedar Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Cedar Falls is a waterfall in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Fort Hill stands 392 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.

What the record says

Height
5 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.83210, -83.38259

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Artworks
Parks: 37
Historic sites: 31
  • Brush Creek Iron Furnace: 0.8 mi
  • Cedar Mills: 0.8 mi
  • Mineral Springs: 4.7 mi
  • The Ten Commandments: 7.6 mi
  • The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 11
  • Adams County Historical Society: 9.2 mi
  • Serpent Mound Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Manchester Historical Society: 15.8 mi
  • Depot Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Lewis County Historical Society: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
Gardens: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Shawnee State Park Lookout: 13.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • South Beach: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Cedar Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillN392 m19.5 mi
Durrell MountainSSW389 m7.3 mi
Mist MountainSSW388 m7.3 mi
Peach MountainNNE386 m4.5 mi
Easton HillN385 m19.3 mi
Palmer MountainN378 m17.3 mi
Jarnigan KnobN378 m19.5 mi
North Cedar KnobSSW377 m8.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1119:46
June solstice06:0920:2321:03
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:4916:3417:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442536471757468564436

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 21 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs747889984788582290189140139104266558

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Ohio Brush Creek near West Union OH, 3 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/11952898065

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