Bissell Bluff
Bissell Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 121 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 121 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
- 231.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Vick Hill: 1.8 mi
- Dyer Hill: 2.0 mi
- Haw Hill: 2.1 mi
- Dunlap Hill: 2.5 mi
- Kibbler Hill: 2.9 mi
- Dog Island State Wetlands: 5.5 mi
- Cretaceous Hills Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Golconda Historic District National Register Site: 12.8 mi
- Bill Cook Memorial Park: 14.6 mi
- Kentucky Dam Village State Resort Park: 15.0 mi
- Lockhart Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Dobson Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Vicks Bluffs: 4.4 mi
- Red House Bluffs: 4.6 mi
- Duley Bluff: 5.9 mi
- The Rock: 12.6 mi
- Sasquatch - Photo Opp: 12.6 mi
- Malfunction Junction: 12.7 mi
- Kids Jump: 12.7 mi
- Kids Jump: 12.7 mi
- Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Ferguson Creek Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Newman's Bluff State Nature Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Barrens: 12.2 mi
- Reddick Hollow NA: 18.2 mi
- Fort Smith: 5.9 mi
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 14.6 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 16.3 mi
- Lloyd Tilghman Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 15.0 mi
- River Heritage Museum: 15.9 mi
- Market House Museum: 16.0 mi
- The National Quilt Museum: 16.0 mi
- Hotel Metropolitan: 16.5 mi
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 15.5 mi
- Yeiser Art Gallery: 16.0 mi
- Golf Ball: 16.3 mi
- Wacinton: 18.0 mi
- George Rodgers Clark Statue: 20.6 mi
- N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 19.1 mi
- Avery Hollow South Falls: 19.1 mi
- Dixon Springs Waterfall: 21.5 mi
- Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 21.6 mi
- Clay Spring: 7.2 mi
- Decker Spring: 21.4 mi
- Dixon Springs: 21.5 mi
- Kentucky Lake Drive Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes: 16.9 mi
- Pine Point: 22.3 mi
- Goose Bay: 22.3 mi
- Whitehaven Welcome Center: 20.0 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Bissell Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | ENE 64° | 254 m | 16.4 mi |
| Hardin Knob | NE 42° | 251 m | 10.6 mi |
| Jackson Knob | ENE 78° | 248 m | 15.2 mi |
| Crayne Knob | ENE 76° | 240 m | 15.3 mi |
| Nelson Hill | E 93° | 232 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cochran Hill | ENE 71° | 223 m | 15.2 mi |
| The Knob | E 95° | 216 m | 19.1 mi |
| Melcher Hills | N 350° | 214 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:31 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:39 | 20:18 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:18 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Smithland L&D, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358582048
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