Great Falls of Tinker's Creek
Great Falls of Tinker's Creek is a waterfall in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Sugarloaf stands 423 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Viaduct Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Ohio & Erie Canalway passes 3.8 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 4 m
How to reach it
- 3.8 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
- 11.8 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
- 13.2 mi off the Heritage Corridors of Bath
- 23.2 mi off the North Ridge Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Linda Falls · 3 mi
- My Mountain Overlook · 6 mi
- Overlook · 6 mi
- Mill Creek Falls Overlook · 6 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Viaduct Park: 0.1 mi
- Bedford Public Square: 0.5 mi
- Interstate Park: 0.5 mi
- Archibald Willard Park: 1.1 mi
- Taft Park: 1.1 mi
- Astorhurst Park: 2.7 mi
- Terra Vista Natural Study Area: 4.0 mi
- Holbrook Hollows: 7.8 mi
- Forest Ridge Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Morgana Bluffs Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Maple Heights Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- St. Rita's Statue: 4.6 mi
- Memorial Cannon: 4.7 mi
- War Memorial Gazebo: 4.9 mi
- WW2 Memorial: 4.9 mi
- Frazee House: 3.8 mi
- Solon Art Museum: 4.9 mi
- Independence Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage: 6.7 mi
- Twinsburg Historical Society Barn: 6.9 mi
- Orange Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- John W. Seese Community Gardens: 6.1 mi
- Brecksville Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Ashurst Rain Garden: 7.3 mi
- Lightscape XXIII Community Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Van Aken District Murals: 5.7 mi
- Henry Church Rock: 6.4 mi
- Beaudry Statue of Mary: 7.4 mi
- Pepsi Logo: 7.7 mi
- Jaite Mill Historic District: 6.9 mi
- Big Oak Tree: 7.4 mi
- Chagrin River High Falls: 8.0 mi
- Falls: 8.0 mi
- Heritage Farms: 10.1 mi
- Forbes Woods Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Shadow Lake Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Hawthorn Ridge Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Harper Ridge Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Gazebo: 5.0 mi
- Orange Hill: 9.0 mi
- Cuyahoga County high point: 9.8 mi
- Summit County high point: 11.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 11.5 mi
- McConougheys Hill: 12.1 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 1.1 mi
- Twin Sisters Falls: 4.8 mi
- Greenwood Falls: 5.5 mi
- Canyon Falls: 6.1 mi
- Mill Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Lake Lucerne Beach: 9.8 mi
- Edgewater Beach: 13.0 mi
- K-9 Coastline: 13.1 mi
- Perkins Beach: 13.6 mi
- Villa Beach: 13.7 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 13.9 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Southbound: 13.9 mi
- Summit Interstate 77 Northbound: 13.9 mi
- Hinkley Rest Area: 14.0 mi
- Whipps Ledges: 14.3 mi
- Wordens Ledges: 15.6 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.2 mi
- Princess Ledges: 18.2 mi
- Brandywine Village: 7.4 mi
- Cobbs Corners: 14.0 mi
- Newbury Center: 15.9 mi
- Cleveland East Pierhead Light: 12.9 mi
- Cleveland Harbor Main Entrance Light: 12.9 mi
- Fog Signal House: 12.9 mi
- White Oak Spring: 11.1 mi
- Indian Spring: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Great Falls of Tinker's Creek. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugarloaf | E 87° | 423 m | 22.2 mi |
| Derthick Hill | ESE 107° | 409 m | 17.7 mi |
| Portage County high point | ESE 105° | 408 m | 20.0 mi |
| Summit County high point | SW 216° | 404 m | 11.4 mi |
| McConougheys Hill | E 83° | 399 m | 12.1 mi |
| Cuyahoga County high point | SW 234° | 390 m | 9.8 mi |
| Sand Hill | NE 54° | 381 m | 16.4 mi |
| The Knob | NE 38° | 378 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:30 | 19:02 | 19:38 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:22 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:14 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:16 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 49 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland Burke Lakefront AP, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 170 | 200 | 240 | 205 | 144 | 104 | 93.5 | 72.0 | 79.3 | 85.2 | 134 | 178 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tinkers Creek at Bedford OH, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2141956515
Day trips start here
- Northfield · 3 mi
- Valley View · 4 mi
- Sagamore Hills · 5 mi
- Shaker Heights · 6 mi
- Beachwood · 7 mi
- Chagrin Falls · 8 mi
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