Howard Falls
Howard Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 347 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Fairview Flag Park, a park 4.1 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 6.5 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 13.7 m
- Width
- 15.2 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 14.9 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Fairview Flag Park: 4.1 mi
- Pleasant Ridge Park: 4.5 mi
- Platea Community Park: 4.9 mi
- Fairview Central Park: 5.4 mi
- Cannon Park: 5.4 mi
- Civil War Monument: 5.5 mi
- Bridge Dedication: 7.1 mi
- The Carrie T. Watson Garden Club Memorial Labyrinth: 12.4 mi
- Charles Vernon Gridley Monument: 13.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Brown's Farm Barn: 7.0 mi
- James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University: 7.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 152: 7.7 mi
- Asbury Barn Recreation Center: 7.7 mi
- Andrew J. Conner Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- Battles Estate: 5.1 mi
- Hazel Kibler Memorial Museum: 5.4 mi
- Tom Ridge Environmental Center: 11.4 mi
- The Eagle Hotel: 12.7 mi
- The Judson House: 12.8 mi
- Avonia Beach: 7.5 mi
- Manchester Beach: 8.3 mi
- Beach no.1: 11.8 mi
- Barracks Beach: 12.4 mi
- Beach no.6: 13.9 mi
- Gibson Hill: 7.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 10.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 16.5 mi
- Mackey Hill: 16.7 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 18.9 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 7.5 mi
- Willow in Community Living Sculpture: 12.5 mi
- Light Center Ministries Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Urban Orchard: 13.2 mi
- Little Italy Urban Farm: 13.4 mi
- Schaefer's Auto Art: 7.8 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 14.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 17.2 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 21.6 mi
- Gator Statue: 21.6 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 13.7 mi
- Victorian Princess: 14.5 mi
- USS Niagara: 14.5 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 21.3 mi
- Weigh Station: 16.4 mi
- Ohio Welcome Center: 16.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Howard Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | ESE 120° | 495 m | 18.9 mi |
| Mackey Hill | ESE 118° | 488 m | 16.7 mi |
| Dutch Hill | ESE 115° | 476 m | 23.8 mi |
| Gibson Hill | SSE 154° | 470 m | 7.4 mi |
| Round Top | S 173° | 460 m | 20.4 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SE 133° | 454 m | 10.5 mi |
| Oak Hill | E 98° | 433 m | 16.5 mi |
| Conneaut Lake Kame | S 186° | 382 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:08 | 16:53 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Nov–Apr — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 9.9 | 10.5 | 12.0 | 11.0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 5.3 | 7.6 | 11.1 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Brandy Run near Girard, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5939886321
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