Cedar Bluff
Cedar Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 159 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Drapers Bluff, a cliff 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 21 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 159 m
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 225.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Bluff Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Goreville City Park: 3.5 mi
- Deer Pond Nature Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Anna City Park: 13.0 mi
- Harry Crisp Sports Complex: 13.8 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.6 mi
- Bogard Point: 13.2 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 14.1 mi
- 50 Years: 14.7 mi
- Jims Hill: 1.3 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 3.7 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Tiptop Knob: 11.7 mi
- Giant City State Park: 11.0 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 11.8 mi
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Hickory Bottoms: 13.0 mi
- Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands: 13.1 mi
- Drapers Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Shelter bluff: 10.7 mi
- Round Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Turner Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Natural Bridge: 1.6 mi
- Water Fall: 3.0 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 4.3 mi
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 7.4 mi
- Schwegman Ecological Area: 7.8 mi
- Druid Mask: 14.1 mi
- Unicorn: 14.1 mi
- Red Wizard: 14.1 mi
- Burial: 14.1 mi
- Griffon: 14.1 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 1.4 mi
- Spillway Falls: 14.8 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 15.6 mi
- Jackson Falls: 18.6 mi
- Jackson Falls: 18.6 mi
- Forman Depot Museum: 10.4 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 10.6 mi
- Cobden Museum: 12.7 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 14.5 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
- Saluki Cove: 16.9 mi
- Morava Point: 17.1 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 17.1 mi
- Heritage Garden: 15.9 mi
- Student Center Garden: 17.0 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 17.2 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 17.7 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 17.8 mi
- Seep: 10.6 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 19.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 21.0 mi
- Dixon Springs: 21.5 mi
- Slough Arch: 11.4 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 13.3 mi
- Natural Bridge: 20.2 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 21.9 mi
- Campground Beach: 10.6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 277° | 314 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | W 276° | 269 m | 11.7 mi |
| Government Rock | W 280° | 250 m | 22.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 286° | 241 m | 23.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | W 275° | 240 m | 22.6 mi |
| Vick Hill | SW 232° | 232 m | 23.3 mi |
| Millstone Bluff | E 101° | 221 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pine Knob | SW 235° | 219 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:42 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:20 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:08 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 35 | 40 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anna 4 N, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354099154
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