Turner Falls
Turner Falls is a waterfall in Oklahoma, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Arbuckle Mountains High Point stands 433 m to the west-northwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridal Veil Falls, a waterfall less than a tenth of a mile away. 64 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
The story
Turner Falls is a waterfall on Honey Creek in the Arbuckle Mountains of south-central Oklahoma, United States, 6 miles (9.7 km) south of Davis. With a height of 77 feet (23 m), Turner Falls is locally considered Oklahoma's tallest waterfall, although its height matches one in Natural Falls State Park. Turner Falls has claimed people's lives; only experienced swimmers should swim there.[1]
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Wikidata Q38747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 24 m
How to reach it
64 named places within 25 miles
- Turner Falls Park: 0.2 mi
- Fullerton Park: 6.0 mi
- Springer Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Chickasaw National Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- Chickasaw National Recreational Area: 9.4 mi
- Forgotten Wheels Museum & Antiques: 4.0 mi
- Arbuckle Historical Museum: 5.6 mi
- Chickasaw Cultural Center: 9.9 mi
- Arbuckle Historical Society Museum: 11.5 mi
- Gene Autry Oklahoma Museum: 11.6 mi
- Horseshoe Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Arbuckle Mountains High Point: 6.4 mi
- Jones Hill: 7.7 mi
- Burning Mountain: 8.0 mi
- White Mound: 8.8 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hillside Spring: 11.4 mi
- Vendome Well: 11.4 mi
- Black Sulphur Springs: 11.4 mi
- Pavilion Springs: 11.4 mi
- Bridal Veil Falls: 0.0 mi
- Price’s Falls: 2.4 mi
- Henry House Falls: 7.1 mi
- Hickory Falls: 9.4 mi
- Sycamore Falls: 12.2 mi
- Lost Cave Falls: 12.4 mi
- Little Niagara Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Travertine Island: 12.5 mi
- 777 Zip: 0.2 mi
- Washita Valley Winery & Vineyard: 15.4 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.1 mi
- Centennial Prayer Garden: 2.2 mi
- Sunset Beach: 23.9 mi
- Sunset Beach Day Use Area: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Turner Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle Mountains High Point | WNW 290° | 433 m | 6.4 mi |
| Bromide Hill | ENE 63° | 327 m | 10.6 mi |
| Robbers Roost | ENE 63° | 323 m | 10.6 mi |
| Mount Airy | ENE 64° | 316 m | 11.8 mi |
| Jones Hill | SSW 213° | 295 m | 7.7 mi |
| White Mound | ESE 115° | 293 m | 8.8 mi |
| Ten Acre Rock | ESE 107° | 274 m | 23.0 mi |
| Burning Mountain | ESE 116° | 272 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:08 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 78 | 82 | 82 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickasaw NRA, 11 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Mar–Jun — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 15.0 | 16.6 | 23.7 | 30.3 | 43.7 | 27.4 | 13.1 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 14.7 | 17.2 | 13.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Honey Creek below Turner Falls near Davis, OK, under a mile away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11888249543
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