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Ludlowville Falls

Ludlowville Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Ludlowville Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Virgil Mountain stands 643 m to the east-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Peter Wheeler historic marker, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off.

The story

populated place in Tompkins County, New York, United States

Wikidata Q122566525, matched on coordinates and name (162 m apart).

What the record says

Height
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.55486, -76.53738

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Myers Park: 1.3 mi
  • Jacksonville Community Park: 5.2 mi
  • Ned Hickey Park: 5.3 mi
  • Marian Hartill Park: 5.8 mi
  • East Shore Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks
Waterfalls: 25
Attractions: 18
  • Stick And Stone Farm and CSA: 5.1 mi
  • Rt 96 Self Storage: 5.1 mi
  • Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand: 5.3 mi
  • Tree Service: 5.7 mi
  • The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly): 6.1 mi
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
Artworks: 1
  • Black Lives Matter: 8.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Tamarack Spring: 17.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 22.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Ludlowville Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Virgil MountainESE 102°643 m20.7 mi
Connecticut HillSSW 210°638 m13.4 mi
Greek PeakESE 101°637 m20.1 mi
South HillE 101°635 m19.9 mi
Tuller HillE 95°616 m21.0 mi
Star Stanton HillESE 121°612 m14.8 mi
Irish HillSSW 197°599 m20.4 mi
Hammond HillSE 124°598 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4119:18
June solstice05:2920:0520:48
September equinox06:5418:2819:05
December solstice07:3315:5116:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232431445665696760493929
Precip in2.22.02.83.43.24.03.93.83.83.72.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ithaca Cornell Univ, 9 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs15516522419110774.156.047.831.384.3103177

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Salmon Creek Near Ludlowville NY, under a mile 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/1312151390

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