Big Cedar Cliffs
Big Cedar Cliffs is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Hassmer Hill stands 293 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Private, a park 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210 m
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 3.0 mi off the The Historic Michigan Road Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Indiana's Historic Pathways, National
- 17.9 mi off the US 42
Overlooks nearby
- Private · 1 mi
- Sam Calli/Rosemary Calli Memorial Overlook · 24 mi
- Hackman Overlook · 29 mi
125 named places within 25 miles
- Private: 1.4 mi
- Fireman's Park: 3.1 mi
- Lytle Park: 3.2 mi
- Hargan Matthews Park: 3.2 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.0 mi
- Charters of Freedom: 7.7 mi
- Buchanan's Station: 12.3 mi
- Tunnel Mill Ruins: 22.4 mi
- General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque: 22.5 mi
- AME Church Museum: 3.0 mi
- Dr. W.D. Hutchings' Office and Museum: 3.3 mi
- Judge Jeremiah Sullivan House: 3.4 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Society: 3.6 mi
- Butler-Turpin House Museum: 9.7 mi
- Jefferson Proving Ground: Western Woods: 9.6 mi
- Pennywort Cliffs: 12.6 mi
- Adams Family Manor: 15.6 mi
- Guthrie Woods: 16.3 mi
- Morgan Conservation Park: 16.7 mi
- Hoffman Falls: 5.6 mi
- Tunnel Falls: 6.0 mi
- Wallace Falls: 6.2 mi
- Little Clifty Falls: 6.4 mi
- Clifty Falls: 6.5 mi
- Mound Hill: 8.8 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.9 mi
- Potato Bug Hill: 11.2 mi
- Green Hill: 19.5 mi
- Johnson Hill: 22.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.0 mi
- Vernon Cliffs over Muscatatuck: 22.7 mi
- Cedar Point: 23.3 mi
- Muscatauck Rock Climb Cliff: 23.4 mi
- Barbersville: 6.0 mi
- Barebone: 10.9 mi
- Tomtown: 12.8 mi
- Marshfield: 25.0 mi
- William H. English: 24.5 mi
- Stellar Plaza archway: 24.6 mi
- Metal Art at Stellar Plaza: 24.6 mi
- Lions: 24.8 mi
- Baby Beech Picnic Area: 5.4 mi
- Trail 8 Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Courthouse Pinic Tables: 22.9 mi
- Belterra Casino Resort & Spa: 20.7 mi
- Vinegar Mill: 23.4 mi
- Nature Garden at Vernon Commons: 22.8 mi
- Commons Milkweed Butterfly Garden: 22.8 mi
- Muscatatuck Swimming Hole: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Big Cedar Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hassmer Hill | N 9° | 293 m | 24.2 mi |
| Potato Bug Hill | E 90° | 277 m | 11.2 mi |
| Mound Hill | SE 133° | 260 m | 8.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | E 85° | 224 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SSE 160° | 206 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:18 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:30 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:42 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Madison Sewage PLT, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358649392
Day trips start here
- Charlestown State Park · 27 mi
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