New York
Taughannock Falls
42 mi from Syracuse · ~1.2 hr drive
217ft tall
≈ 66 m
≈ 66 m
Taughannock Falls is a named waterfall in New York — a substantial cascade dropping 217 feet, about 42 miles from Syracuse, NY. Full visit details below.
- State
- New York
- Nearest city
- Syracuse, NY · 42 mi · ~1.2 hr drive
- Height
- 217 ft (66 m)
- Coordinates
- 42.5356°, -76.6105°
From Wikipedia: Taughannock Falls State Park is a 750-acre (3.0 km2) state park located in the town of Ulysses in Tompkins County, New York in the United States. The park is northwest of Ithaca near Trumansburg. Excerpt from the Wikipedia article on Taughannock Falls State Park, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Visiting Taughannock Falls
The exact location is at 42.5356°, -76.6105° — open in Google Maps for driving directions from your location.
Before you go: check current conditions with the appropriate land manager — state parks department, U.S. Forest Service ranger district, or National Park Service unit. Trail access, parking, water levels, and seasonal closures all vary. Several waterfalls in our database are seasonal and may run dry between mid-summer and the next rainy season.
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Stay nearby
Driving in? The nearest documented metro is Syracuse, NY — 42 miles away (~1.2 hr drive).
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Sources
Location and tag data for Taughannock Falls comes from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL license) ; the Wikipedia article linked above provides additional history. We do not modify the underlying data — this page presents what's already publicly recorded. To suggest corrections, see our methodology page or contact us.