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Chittenango Falls

Chittenango Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Chittenango Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Perryville Falls, a waterfall 2.8 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 3.4 miles off.

The story

State park in Madison County, New York

Wikidata Q14706225, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
51 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.97861, -75.84152

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lakeside Park: 2.9 mi
  • Burton Street Fields: 3.2 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
  • Lakeland Park: 3.5 mi
  • Gypsy Bay Park: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 41
Historic sites: 34
  • Site of railroad turntable: 4.1 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 9.5 mi
  • Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 9.7 mi
  • Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 11.5 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Monument: 11.5 mi
Museums: 28
Artworks: 14
Waterfalls: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 5.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 11.4 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 14.8 mi
  • E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 15.0 mi
  • South Side Garden: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 7.7 mi
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 10.9 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 11.5 mi
  • Willow Bay: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Green Lakes Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Jamesville Beach: 11.6 mi
  • Verona Beach: 14.9 mi
  • Valentine's Beach: 17.8 mi
  • Oneida Shores: 21.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 16.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Chittenango Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillSSW 210°618 m15.4 mi
Muller HillSSE 168°617 m14.2 mi
Randall HillS 189°617 m20.4 mi
Truxton HillSW 218°616 m19.3 mi
Hunt HillS 180°611 m13.6 mi
Fellows HillSW 218°611 m14.7 mi
Labrador HillSW 218°606 m17.7 mi
South HillS 185°604 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3819:16
June solstice05:2520:0320:47
September equinox06:5118:2519:03
December solstice07:3215:4616:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F192129425463676659473726
Precip in3.53.23.63.94.14.64.44.34.34.54.03.9

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

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs13814522523412276.457.745.433.257.6103138

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Chittenango Creek Near Chittenango NY, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/1719342944

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