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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: 43
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 19.5 miles of Cedar Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort HillN 356°392 m19.5 mi
Durrell MountainSSW 200°389 m7.3 mi
Mist MountainSSW 202°388 m7.3 mi
Peach MountainNNE 14°386 m4.5 mi
Easton HillN 358°385 m19.3 mi
Palmer MountainN 3°378 m17.3 mi
Jarnigan KnobN 354°378 m19.5 mi
North Cedar KnobSSW 196°377 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 5080 °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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