Purgatory Falls
Purgatory Falls is a waterfall in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 285 m. Portersville Hill stands 445 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaverkettle Farms Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 4.9 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.14 m
How to reach it
- 4.9 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 4.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 23 mi
- Highland Hills Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Culbertson Mill: 1.5 mi
- Death of Pretty Boy Floyd: 3.7 mi
- Beginning Point of the U.S. Public Land Survey: 4.5 mi
- Joe Namath, Beaver Falls Hall of Famer: 10.8 mi
- Law Enforcement Memorial: 11.0 mi
- The Tubs: 1.6 mi
- Calcutta Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Lock 57 Community Park: 4.3 mi
- Thompson Park: 5.0 mi
- Columbian Park: 5.2 mi
- Beaverkettle Farms Conservation Land: 0.6 mi
- Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 173: 3.5 mi
- Hellbender Bluff Park: 6.9 mi
- Sahli Nature Park: 8.7 mi
- Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center: 5.0 mi
- Tri-State Black Museum: 5.6 mi
- East Liverpool Firefighting Museum: 6.8 mi
- East Liverpool Museum of Ceramics: 7.0 mi
- Air Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Beatty Hill: 2.0 mi
- Bliss Hill: 3.3 mi
- Booth Hill: 5.1 mi
- Stewart Hill: 7.7 mi
- Round Knob: 8.5 mi
- World's Largest Teapot: 6.7 mi
- But I Misunderstood: 10.1 mi
- Toronto Veterans Mural: 17.3 mi
- Arch: 20.1 mi
- General Thaddeus Kosciuszko & General Casimir Pulaski: 22.4 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 0.8 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 1.4 mi
- Lower Sheepskin Hollow Falls: 2.7 mi
- Upper Sheepskin Hollow Falls: 2.7 mi
- Homewood Falls: 12.3 mi
- Indian Rock: 6.4 mi
- 155mm Gun M1: 10.9 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 11.3 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 20.6 mi
- Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 21.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 8.6 mi
- Beaver Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Toronto Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 17.5 mi
- Centennial Garden: 22.2 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 13.1 mi
- Butler Circle: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Tables for Building 500: 22.4 mi
- Picnic tables for Building 800: 22.5 mi
- Warriors Point: 18.0 mi
- Point Pleasant: 21.5 mi
- BAB: 11.8 mi
- Lacock Spring: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Purgatory Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portersville Hill | NE 52° | 445 m | 24.9 mi |
| Round Knob | WSW 253° | 433 m | 8.5 mi |
| Big Knob | E 87° | 423 m | 16.6 mi |
| Stewart Hill | S 183° | 412 m | 7.7 mi |
| Fletcher Hill | NNE 33° | 410 m | 18.1 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 34° | 409 m | 17.8 mi |
| Norton Hill | SSW 208° | 408 m | 24.0 mi |
| Mahoning County High Point | NW 315° | 401 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:16 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery L&D, 8 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 739 | 864 | 1,107 | 928 | 664 | 414 | 267 | 188 | 174 | 190 | 333 | 558 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little Beaver Creek near East Liverpool OH, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10836120432
Day trips start here
- Lisbon · 14 mi
- Cranberry · 21 mi
- Hanoverton · 22 mi
- Salem · 22 mi
- Sewickley · 22 mi
- Coraopolis · 23 mi
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