High Falls is a physical feature (falls) in Monroe County. The primary coordinates for High Falls places it within the NY 14605 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | High Falls |
| Category: | New York physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Falls |
| Description: | Southernmost of three large waterfalls on the Genesee River in the City of Rochester, New York. The city cites the height as 96 feet. |
| History: | """High Falls"" is the name that has been applied to this waterfall since the early 1990s, when the city government advanced that name at a time of redevelopment in that part of Rochester. ""High Falls' is in common use by the public, and the name has been applied to other features such as a public park, businesses and others. The cataract had previously been known as Upper Falls, and had been given other names before that, but none are ever used today." |
| County: | Monroe County |
| Latitude: | 43.16138 |
| Longitude: | -77.61336 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for High Falls: High Falls.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for High Falls does not include property ownership information.
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Rochester, NY
(0.5 miles SSW) Brighton, NY (3.3 miles ESE) Irondequoit, NY (4 miles NNE) Gates, NY (4 miles W) North Gates, NY (4.6 miles WNW) |
Greece, NY
(5.2 miles NW) St John Fisher College, NY (6.1 miles ESE) Rochester Institute of Technology, NY (6.2 miles SSW) Nazareth College, NY (6.2 miles SE) Pittsford, NY (7 miles SE) |
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Otis, NY
(1.6 miles W) Arnett, NY (1.8 miles SW) Lincoln Park, NY (1.9 miles WSW) West Brighton, NY (2.8 miles S) Cobbs Hill, NY (2.9 miles ESE) |
Uptonville, NY
(3.3 miles NNW) Twelve Corners, NY (3.4 miles SE) Barnard, NY (3.8 miles NNW) Whipple Park, NY (3.8 miles SSW) Gates Center, NY (3.9 miles W) |