Shequaga Falls
Shequaga Falls is a waterfall in New York, at a modelled elevation of 146 m. Connecticut Hill stands 638 m to the east-northeast, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Shequaga Falls Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Incredibly beautiful waterfall in any season. Viewable from the Street, it is well worth parking and walking a few yards right up to the plunge pool.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Cayuga Lake Scenic Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Scenic Route 90
Overlooks nearby
- Taughannock Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Fuertes Swan Pond Overlook · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shequaga Falls Park: 0.0 mi
- Marina Park: 0.7 mi
- LaFayette Park: 2.7 mi
- Clute Park: 2.8 mi
- Harbor Park: 3.0 mi
- Watkins Hill: 2.6 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 4.1 mi
- Baker Hill: 4.6 mi
- Foots Hill: 4.9 mi
- Rogers Hill: 5.4 mi
- Martin Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Texas Hollow State Forest: 5.4 mi
- Coon Hollow State Forest: 7.4 mi
- Beaver Dams State Forest: 8.9 mi
- Cliffside State Forest: 10.2 mi
- Schuyler County Historical Society: 0.4 mi
- Horseheads Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Big Flats Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 15.6 mi
- Ulysses Historical Society: 16.5 mi
- Aunt Sarah's Falls: 0.6 mi
- Deckertown Falls: 1.1 mi
- Central Cascade: 2.5 mi
- Rainbow Falls: 2.5 mi
- Hectors Falls: 5.1 mi
- Soaring Capital of America: 13.3 mi
- Preemption Line: 16.1 mi
- Shohola Monument: 16.2 mi
- Confederate Monument: 16.3 mi
- DL&W Station Platforms: 17.1 mi
- Seneca Lake Pier House: 3.0 mi
- Muddy Fingers Farm: 12.2 mi
- Hunt's Christmas Tree Farm In The Finger Lakes: 13.4 mi
- Remembrance Farm: 15.4 mi
- Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate: 15.5 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 17.2 mi
- Mark Twain: 17.2 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 17.3 mi
- Artemus: 17.4 mi
- Glass Blower: 17.4 mi
- Ithaca Children's Garden: 18.6 mi
- Alpha Phi Alpha memorial garden: 20.0 mi
- Farrand Garden: 20.2 mi
- Rockwell Azalea Garden: 20.2 mi
- Minn's Garden: 20.4 mi
- Glen Cathedral: 2.5 mi
- Castle Point: 16.4 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 17.7 mi
- Point O'Rocks: 19.0 mi
- Mossy Bank: 23.7 mi
- Der deutsche Strand: 16.6 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 19.1 mi
- Tamarack Spring: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Shequaga Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut Hill | ENE 73° | 638 m | 9.7 mi |
| Irish Hill | ESE 117° | 599 m | 11.1 mi |
| Doll Hill | E 91° | 596 m | 10.5 mi |
| Buck Hill | ENE 66° | 594 m | 9.5 mi |
| Rogers Hill | ENE 61° | 586 m | 5.4 mi |
| Seely Hill | ESE 102° | 582 m | 16.0 mi |
| Quackenbush Hill | SSW 212° | 580 m | 12.7 mi |
| Martin Hill | SSW 208° | 579 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:53 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 30 | 43 | 55 | 63 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mecklenburg 4SW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/2600012076
Day trips start here
- Watkins Glen · 3 mi
- Trumansburg · 17 mi
- Ithaca · 19 mi
- Southern Tier · 19 mi
- Eastern Finger Lakes · 23 mi
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