Eternal Flame Falls
The Eternal Flame Falls is a small waterfall located in the Shale Creek Preserve, a section of Chestnut Ridge Park in Western New York. A small grotto at the waterfall's base emits natural gas, which can be lit to produce a small flame.Photo: Mpmajewski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Boston and Loveland.
North Boston
Village
North Boston is a hamlet and census-designated place in the town of Boston in Erie County, New York, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Boston had a population of 2,529. North Boston is situated 1½ miles southwest of Eternal Flame Falls.
Loveland
Hamlet
Loveland is a hamlet in the town of Orchard Park in Erie County, New York, United States. Loveland is situated 3½ miles northeast of Eternal Flame Falls.
West Falls
Hamlet
West Falls is a hamlet in the town of Aurora in Erie County, New York, United States. It is part of the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. New York State Route 240 passes through the hamlet. West Falls is situated 3½ miles east of Eternal Flame Falls.
Eternal Flame Falls
- Type: Waterfall
- Description: waterfall in New York state, United States, known for flammable natural gas vent
- Categories: tourism, tourist attraction, and body of water
- Location: Erie County, Niagara Frontier, New York, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.70185° or 42° 42′ 7″ northLongitude
-78.75176° or 78° 45′ 6″ westHeight
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
87J3P62X+P7OpenStreetMap ID
node 3647404249OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionOpenStreetMap feature
waterway=waterfallWikidata ID
Q5402647
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Satellite Map
Discover Eternal Flame Falls from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Assamese to Vietnamese—“Eternal Flame Falls” goes by many names.
- Assamese: “চিৰন্তন শিখা জলপ্ৰপাত”
- Catalan: “Cascades de la Flama Eterna”
- Czech: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Egyptian Arabic: “اتيرنال فلام فالس”
- German: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Hungarian: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Japanese: “永遠に燃え続ける炎”
- Japanese: “永遠の炎の滝”
- Korean: “이터널플레임 폭포”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Norwegian: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Serbian: “Водопад Вечити пламен”
- Slovenian: “Eternal Flame Falls”
- Thai: “น้ำตกอิเทอร์นัลเฟลม”
- Vietnamese: “Thác nước Ngọn Lửa Vĩnh Cửu”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Eternal Flame Trailhead and Pipeline Confluence.
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