Beech Bluff
Beech Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Leo F French Memorial Park, a park 6.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 153 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 119 m
How to reach it
- 153.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
79 named places within 25 miles
- Leo F French Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Lakeside Park: 7.1 mi
- Southwest Park: 7.4 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds: 7.7 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 9.8 mi
- Oculus: 23.4 mi
- Descent of the Holy Spirit: 23.4 mi
- Peace Arch: 23.4 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 23.4 mi
- Pietà: 23.4 mi
- War Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Lincoln Monument: 6.5 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 23.4 mi
- Paul Tillich Memorial: 23.5 mi
- New Harmony: 23.6 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 6.6 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 23.3 mi
- Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit: 23.6 mi
- George Keppler House: 23.6 mi
- 1830 Owen House Jacquess Parlor: 23.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 12.2 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Meadow Bank: 24.8 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 22.3 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 22.3 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 22.3 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Hamilton County State Fish and Wildlife Area: 23.3 mi
- Wanborough: 8.0 mi
- Piankashawtown: 8.7 mi
- Lexington: 15.1 mi
- Mills Prairie: 17.1 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 8.5 mi
- Boyd Hill: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 16.9 mi
- Linder Hill: 20.2 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 9.6 mi
- Labrynth: 23.9 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 16.7 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 16.7 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beech Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Hill | SSE 167° | 175 m | 12.0 mi |
| Linder Hill | W 275° | 131 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | SSE 162° | 125 m | 16.9 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | NNE 30° | 122 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:55 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairfield Radio Wfiw, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354050920
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