Tinker Falls
New York · 164-foot drop · Last verified 2026-05-15
Today at Tinker Falls: slight chance rain showers, 63°F.
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63°F
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Friday
77°F
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Today's daylight
Sunrise 5:34 AM · Sunset 8:43 PM · 15h 9m
Snapshot built 5m ago. Sources: NWS BGM.
Tinker Falls is a waterfall in Cortland County, New York. It drops roughly 164 feet. Access details and conditions have not yet been verified in person by Fallspots — the data on this page comes from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Tinker Falls sits in Cortland County, New York. The base sits at roughly 1,535 feet of elevation. Drive time is about 6 minutes from Tully. A trail — Onondaga Trail — runs within 20 meters of the marked location. It draws modest visitor attention — busier weekends, quiet weekdays. Source records come from OpenStreetMap and USGS GNIS.
Is the water flowing right now?
Most waterfall sites don't tell you this. The waterfall itself is almost never gauged, but a USGS streamgage in the same watershed can tell you whether snowmelt has started, peaked, or run dry.
USGS gage 04245200 · 10.6 mi away
BUTTERNUT CREEK NEAR JAMESVILLE NY
— Distant gauge — proxy reading, not on the same drainage.
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Compare to nearby falls
If this one isn't the right fit, here's how it stacks up against the closest documented falls. Every column is filterable on the site — not buried in 13,000 reviews.
| Waterfall | Distance | Height | Trail | Dogs | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tinker Falls (this page) | — | 164 ft | — | — | — |
| Spicer Falls | 4 mi | — | — | — | — |
| The Cascades | 6 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Fellows Falls | 7 mi | — | — | — | — |
| Delphi Falls Lower | 9 mi | 213 ft | — | — | — |
| Delphi Falls Upper | 9 mi | 171 ft | — | — | — |
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Questions visitors ask about Tinker Falls
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How tall is Tinker Falls?
Tinker Falls is 164 feet (50 m) tall. Height is sourced from OSM.
How far is Tinker Falls from a major city?
Tinker Falls is 4 miles from Tully (about 6 minutes' drive).
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Where it is
42.7830, -76.0328
Sources and live status
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Last verified by Fallspots: 2026-05-15
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