Cedar Bluff
Cedar Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Gravel Hill stands 253 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is West Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Illinois River Road passes 4.5 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
How to reach it
- 4.5 mi off the Illinois River Road, National
- 54.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 46.4 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Saint Louis Canyon · 27 mi
- Kickapoo Canyon · 27 mi
- Sac Canyon · 27 mi
- Aurora Canyon · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Park: 1.5 mi
- East Park: 1.6 mi
- Menno Haven Camp & Retreat Center: 2.8 mi
- Alexander Park: 4.6 mi
- Zearing Park: 4.7 mi
- North End Gun Club: 8.6 mi
- Lucky Seven Duck and Deer Inc: 9.1 mi
- Hartman Hunting Club: 9.2 mi
- Lake Depue State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
- Donnelley State Fish and Wildlife Area: 9.8 mi
- Owls Head: 2.5 mi
- Gravel Hill: 8.7 mi
- Indian Hill: 15.5 mi
- Cherry Slag Pile: 17.9 mi
- Piety Hill: 22.9 mi
- Tiskilwa History Museum: 1.5 mi
- Bureau County Historical Museum: 4.8 mi
- Sheffield Historical Society: 11.6 mi
- Rock Island Railroad Museum: 21.6 mi
- cherry Mine Disaster: 17.9 mi
- The Great Sauk Trail: 20.0 mi
- Lake WIldwood Beach 2: 20.6 mi
- Lake Wildwood Beach 1: 21.4 mi
- Bourbonais: 6.4 mi
- Hopewell Peter Toth sculpture: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cedar Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Hill | WSW 258° | 253 m | 8.7 mi |
| Indian Hill | W 280° | 246 m | 15.5 mi |
| Hickory Point | W 280° | 214 m | 24.9 mi |
| Piety Hill | E 91° | 189 m | 22.9 mi |
| Owls Head | ESE 118° | 181 m | 2.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| June solstice | 05:26 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:21 | 18:57 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:48 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 26 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 52 | 39 | 28 |
| Precip in | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeton, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354099151
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