Cavanaugh Bluff
Cavanaugh Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 173 m. The Mound stands 216 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Gurney, a ghost town 6.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 45 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 173 m
How to reach it
- 45.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 23.6 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Jake's Point Overlook · 13 mi
- Capitol View · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Park: 7.1 mi
- James Park: 7.4 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 8.1 mi
- Barr Park: 8.1 mi
- Foreman Grove Park & Jacksonville Disc Golf Course: 8.4 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - Island Grove Encampment: 10.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 14.0 mi
- Dr. Charles Chandler Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Potawatomi Trail of Death - McCoys Mill Encampment: 18.7 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Prairie Land Heritage Museam: 10.4 mi
- Menard County Historical Museum: 19.0 mi
- Beardstown River Museum: 20.7 mi
- Old School Museum: 22.5 mi
- Long Nine Museum: 23.0 mi
- The Mound: 12.2 mi
- Cox Creek Hill: 13.0 mi
- Allison Mound: 14.9 mi
- Shick Shack Hill: 16.4 mi
- Kingfisher Hill: 18.2 mi
- Nipper Wildlife Sanctuary: 20.3 mi
- Sangamon River State Natural Area: 21.0 mi
- Sand Prairie-Scrub Oak: 23.5 mi
- Beardstown Postage Stamp Welcome Mural: 20.6 mi
- Ronald McDonald Statue: 23.3 mi
- Bust of Abraham Lincoln: 24.9 mi
- Washington Park Botanical Garden: 23.6 mi
- Washington Park Rose Garden: 23.6 mi
- Garden of Hope: 24.9 mi
- Iron Spring: 24.0 mi
- Lauterbach Man Statue: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cavanaugh Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SW 229° | 216 m | 12.2 mi |
| Allison Mound | SW 233° | 207 m | 14.9 mi |
| Kingfisher Hill | NNE 24° | 183 m | 18.2 mi |
| Shick Shack Hill | NNE 19° | 162 m | 16.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:52 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 15:57 | 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 | 27 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jacksonville 2E, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354099168
Day trips start here
- Petersburg · 19 mi
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