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F.L. Ricketts Falls

F.L. Ricketts Falls, seen from above at true elevation

F.L. Ricketts Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 619 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Onondaga Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Gateway to the Endless Mountains passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Height
11.6 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.33055, -76.27345

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Grand View: 2.4 mi
  • Red Rock Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • North Mountain: 3.3 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Bethel Hill: 3.9 mi
Parks
Waterfalls: 41
Artworks: 20
Historic sites: 16
  • Lake Leigh Dam: 0.4 mi
  • Ice House: 2.6 mi
  • Creveling Lakes: 4.0 mi
  • tannery: 4.5 mi
  • saw mill: 4.6 mi
Museums: 9
  • Sullivan County Historical Society Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Baldwin House: 13.1 mi
  • Endless Mountains War Memorial Museum: 14.7 mi
  • Eagles Mere Air Museum and Eagles Mere Auto Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Eagles Mere: 17.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Roadside Rest: 18.4 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 22.2 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.3 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 22.7 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 23.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Sullivan County Fairgrounds: 19.8 mi
  • The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 20.9 mi
  • The Big Cow: 21.9 mi
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 24.0 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fountain: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Covered bridges: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Lake Jean Beach: 0.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Baldwin House Garden: 13.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Mineral Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.6 miles of F.L. Ricketts Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainWSW 256°762 m12.0 mi
RoundtopW 273°758 m11.8 mi
Grand ViewSW 231°745 m2.4 mi
Red Rock MountainWSW 243°721 m3.0 mi
Tyler MountainN 2°718 m15.0 mi
Forkston MountainNE 42°715 m16.1 mi
South MountainNE 44°709 m12.8 mi
Bartlett MountainNNE 19°705 m12.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3320:0120:43
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2815:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765696861504030
Precip in3.22.53.44.44.74.54.54.54.94.83.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 3 NE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4182340147

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