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Pratts Falls

Pratts Falls, seen from above at true elevation

Pratts Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Morgan Hill stands 618 m to the south, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Spruce Grove Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.1 miles away. Route 20 Scenic Byway passes 1.2 miles off.

The story

park in Onondaga County, New York, United States of America

Wikidata Q49545923, matched on coordinates and name (177 m apart).

What the record says

Height
42 m

How to reach it

Coordinates42.93123, -75.99435

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 36
  • Site of railroad turntable: 6.3 mi
  • Lime Kiln: 7.6 mi
  • Limestone Creek Aqueduct: 7.8 mi
  • Butternut Creek Aqueduct: 8.3 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Monument: 8.4 mi
Museums: 29
  • Jamesville Community Museum: 5.7 mi
  • The Stickley Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Lorenzo Mansion: 6.6 mi
  • Friends of Clark Reservation State Park Nature Center: 6.6 mi
  • Matilda Joslyn Gage Center: 6.8 mi
Waterfalls: 15
Artworks: 14
Gardens: 9
  • Butterfly Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Morningside Community Garden: 9.5 mi
  • South Side Garden: 10.0 mi
  • E.M. Mills Memorial Rose Garden: 10.0 mi
  • Spruce Ridge Landscape & Garden Center: 11.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Spruce Grove Picnic Area: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Bay Pavilion: 8.1 mi
  • Galster Pavilion: 8.4 mi
  • Poolsbrook Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
  • Willow Bay: 17.8 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Jamesville Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Green Lakes Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Valentine's Beach: 18.3 mi
  • Oneida Shores: 21.1 mi
  • Verona Beach: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 5
Springs: 1
  • Dorwin Springs: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Preble: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Pratts Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Morgan HillS 180°618 m10.1 mi
Muller HillSE 135°617 m15.1 mi
Randall HillSSE 165°617 m17.5 mi
Truxton HillSSW 199°616 m12.7 mi
Fellows HillS 189°611 m8.4 mi
Hunt HillSE 143°611 m12.9 mi
Labrador HillSSW 197°606 m11.1 mi
Bull HillS 171°605 m16.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:2620:0420:47
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:3315:4716:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F202129425462676658473626
Precip in2.92.93.74.23.65.14.64.74.94.53.83.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tully Heiberg Forest, 13 mi away.

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs57.466.110210952.631.320.213.316.427.445.155.9

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Butternut Creek Near Jamesville NY, 3 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/2950107374

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