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Lower Gorge Falls

Lower Gorge Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Lower Gorge Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Turkey Knoll stands 655 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushkill Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. Delaware River Valley passes 14 miles off.

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.11700, -75.01061

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites: 56
  • Fort Hyndshaw: 2.1 mi
  • Old Mine Road monument: 2.2 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 7.0 mi
  • Old Mine Road: 7.1 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 7.5 mi
Attractions: 47
  • Peter's Corners: 0.3 mi
  • Rock Cores: 7.5 mi
  • Pirate Fort: 15.0 mi
  • Sidewinder: 15.0 mi
  • Cannon Ball and Pirate's Plunge: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 32
  • Turtle Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 6.6 mi
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 12.0 mi
Museums: 29
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 3.7 mi
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 8.8 mi
  • Frazetta Art Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 9.6 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Rock Maze: 8.9 mi
  • Glass Tentacles: 9.9 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 17.7 mi
  • Red M&M: 19.9 mi
  • Green M&M: 19.9 mi
Gardens: 10
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 12.2 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Founder's Park: 15.4 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 18.8 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 6
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.1 mi
  • Rest area: 13.2 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 18.6 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 19.9 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.9 mi
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Lower Gorge Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Turkey KnollWNW 287°655 m17.0 mi
Shaffers KnobWNW 291°634 m17.5 mi
Mount WismerWNW 303°627 m15.1 mi
High KnobNNW 335°624 m14.0 mi
Bush MountainWNW 294°611 m17.0 mi
Low KnobNNW 337°607 m14.7 mi
West MountainNW 306°605 m14.9 mi
West HillNNW 334°605 m15.0 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 5080 °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/5744515970

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