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Cagle Bluff

Cagle Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Cagle Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 112 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is New Columbia Bluffs, a cliff 2.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 231 miles off. 201 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
112 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32616, -88.74117

201 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 42
  • Robinett Park: 10.0 mi
  • Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 10.2 mi
  • Metropolis Soccer Fields: 11.1 mi
  • Metropolis Sportspark: 11.3 mi
  • Franklin Park: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Stafford Bluff: 2.7 mi
  • Blue Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Island Hill: 5.2 mi
  • Round Knob: 7.2 mi
  • Deputy Hill: 9.1 mi
Cliffs: 31
Nature reserves: 25
Historic sites: 13
  • CCC Tree Planting: 7.2 mi
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 10.3 mi
  • Superman Statue: 12.0 mi
  • Legend of Ondessonk: 13.3 mi
  • 50 Years: 13.3 mi
Waterfalls: 12
  • Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 5.2 mi
  • Dixon Springs Waterfall: 5.7 mi
  • Avery Hollow South Falls: 9.5 mi
  • N37 24.465 W88 35.372: 10.1 mi
  • Spillway Falls: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Lois Lane Statue: 11.9 mi
  • Fort Massac: 12.8 mi
  • Woodmanship: 13.1 mi
  • Boating: 13.1 mi
  • Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 14.3 mi
Museums: 9
Natural arches: 5
  • Pot Hole Arch: 6.3 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 12.5 mi
  • Slough Arch: 13.8 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 14.1 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 18.0 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Dixon Springs: 5.8 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 14.1 mi
  • Clay Spring: 18.1 mi
Artworks: 3
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cagle Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillNE 39°325 m22.9 mi
Potato HillNE 41°270 m21.5 mi
Benham HillNE 49°252 m19.1 mi
Millstone BluffNNE 16°221 m10.3 mi
Buck KnobNW 306°217 m23.5 mi
Melcher HillsENE 67°214 m20.3 mi
Hicks DomeNE 55°204 m24.9 mi
Jims HillNW 310°198 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4318:1918:54
December solstice07:0616:0116:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948586674777670594738
Precip in3.83.64.75.05.24.14.43.73.83.84.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354098212

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