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Horton Falls

Horton Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Horton Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Henry Hill stands 659 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Mohawk Towpath Byway passes 10 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Height
25 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates42.65908, -73.90609

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Captain Joseph Hilton Town Park: 1.1 mi
  • Stephen P. Wallace Park: 1.8 mi
  • Nott Road Park: 2.0 mi
  • Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • North Bethlehem Park: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Town of Bethlehem Volunteer Fire-EMS Services Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.0 mi
  • Frederick Crounse: 5.9 mi
  • First Plastic: 6.2 mi
  • Slingerland House 1762: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Museums: 54
Gardens: 36
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 3.2 mi
  • Water Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Wildlife Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Class of 1969 Medicinal Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Friendship Garden: 6.6 mi
Waterfalls: 35
Artworks: 33
  • bridge pylons mural: 3.4 mi
  • Unity 1970: 5.2 mi
  • Untitled: 7.4 mi
  • Verge: 7.4 mi
  • Triangles and Arches: 7.4 mi
Attractions: 28
  • Open Seating: 2.8 mi
  • Pine Hollow Arboretum: 3.2 mi
  • Tulip Festival: 6.9 mi
  • New York State Museum Carousel: 7.4 mi
  • Empire State Plaza: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 14
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 4.7 mi
  • Helderberg Escarpment: 5.7 mi
  • Leaning Tower: 5.8 mi
  • Cave Wall: 5.8 mi
  • Lower Misery Wall: 5.8 mi
Beaches: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Rest Area I-87 (South Bound): 7.6 mi
  • Rest Area I-90 (West Bound): 15.4 mi
  • Clifton Park Rest Area: 16.4 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bathtub Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spring Avenue Spring: 12.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Horton Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Henry HillWSW 243°659 m16.7 mi
East Hill SWSW 245°654 m20.5 mi
Cannady HillWSW 258°645 m17.4 mi
Cotton HillW 264°643 m18.5 mi
Garver HillWSW 244°629 m18.5 mi
Cheese HillSW 233°610 m19.7 mi
North HillWSW 240°606 m16.0 mi
Cook HillWSW 248°604 m17.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3119:08
June solstice05:1919:5520:38
September equinox06:4418:1818:55
December solstice07:2315:4016:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242736486068737164514130
Precip in2.62.33.13.13.44.14.63.83.73.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs20724744742023916395.481.669.3134147217

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Normans Kill AT Albany NY, 6 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11044553424

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