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Lower Bridesmaid's Falls

Lower Bridesmaid's Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Bridesmaid's Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 184 m. Turkey Knoll stands 655 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Gorge Falls, a waterfall 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 14 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.11758, -75.01314

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 51
  • Fort Hyndshaw: 2.2 mi
  • Old Mine Road monument: 2.3 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 6.9 mi
  • Old Mine Road: 7.2 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 48
  • Peter's Corners: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Cores: 7.5 mi
  • Pirate Fort: 15.1 mi
  • Sidewinder: 15.1 mi
  • Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 15.1 mi
Museums: 29
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Frazetta Art Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 9.0 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 9.7 mi
Beaches: 29
  • Turtle Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 12.2 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 13.8 mi
Gardens: 10
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 8.4 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Founder's Park: 15.5 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 18.7 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Rock Maze: 9.0 mi
  • Glass Tentacles: 10.0 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 17.8 mi
  • Red M&M: 20.0 mi
  • Green M&M: 20.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 5
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 18.4 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.8 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.8 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Lower Bridesmaid's Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnollWNW655 m16.9 mi
Camelback MountainWSW647 m18.4 mi
Shaffers KnobWNW634 m17.3 mi
Mount WismerWNW627 m14.9 mi
High KnobNNW624 m13.9 mi
Bush MountainWNW611 m16.9 mi
Low KnobNNW607 m14.6 mi
West MountainNW605 m14.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2315:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737164524133
Precip in3.83.14.04.34.45.54.74.85.35.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 12 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs273271427423306199128111113142218285

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Bush Kill at Shoemakers, PA, 2 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/7947053010

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