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Jarrett Falls

Jarrett Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Jarrett Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 369 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the east-northeast, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 53, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 14 miles off.

What the record says

Height
2 m
Width
2 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.88655, -78.06275

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Lowery Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Indian Chair: 3.0 mi
  • Meadow Grounds Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Summit: 6.0 mi
  • Big Mountain: 7.9 mi
Parks
Historic sites: 20
Springs: 19
  • Big Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Reese Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Richmond Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Sand Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 9.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 12
Attractions: 12
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 19.3 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 19.4 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.7 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.7 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.7 mi
Artworks: 5
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.5 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Jarrett Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainENE 57°740 m7.9 mi
Clarks KnobNE 56°709 m20.1 mi
Bald KnobNNW 333°702 m9.6 mi
Fisher PointNNW 337°701 m9.2 mi
Emmaville MountainW 274°690 m8.5 mi
Harbor MountainNNW 328°649 m16.4 mi
Kimber MountainNNW 335°642 m17.8 mi
King KnobNNW 345°638 m10.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4520:0420:45
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3116:0816:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240506069737165534234
Precip in2.62.23.33.94.14.23.63.34.03.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 18 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs15.419.826.823.819.910.44.12.66.55.810.815.3

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tonoloway Creek near Needmore, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12247157533

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