Childress Bluff
Childress Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 165 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the east-northeast, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is York Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 165 m
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
- 223.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 24.7 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Moore Hill: 3.1 mi
- Kirk Knobs: 3.2 mi
- Cochran Hill: 3.7 mi
- Crayne Knob: 4.2 mi
- Eberle Knobs: 4.3 mi
- York Bluff: 1.0 mi
- Kirk Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Hill Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Whitt Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Woodall Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Marion Crittenden County Park: 6.7 mi
- "Sis" Baker Park: 7.2 mi
- Paul F. Riley WOW Park: 7.2 mi
- Buddy Rogers Park: 7.2 mi
- Riverview Park: 13.6 mi
- Cave in Rock: 13.3 mi
- The Rock: 17.6 mi
- Kids Jump: 17.7 mi
- Kids Jump: 17.7 mi
- Malfunction Junction: 17.7 mi
- Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve: 11.3 mi
- Ferguson Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.3 mi
- Newman's Bluff State Nature Preserve: 15.2 mi
- War Bluff Valley Sanctuary: 22.1 mi
- Barrens: 22.9 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 14.4 mi
- Fort Smith: 16.8 mi
- US Veterans Memorial: 18.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 18.9 mi
- Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 18.0 mi
- Panther Falls: 18.9 mi
- Panther Cascade: 19.0 mi
- Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 19.4 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 22.6 mi
- Picnic/Park: 18.8 mi
- Kentucky Lake Drive Picnic Area at Land Between The Lakes: 20.5 mi
- High Knob: 24.4 mi
- Lakeview: 24.6 mi
- Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 5.8 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 14.9 mi
- Adsmore Museum: 18.8 mi
- Decker Spring: 17.9 mi
- Clay Spring: 18.8 mi
- Jesus Welcoming with Open Arms: 19.4 mi
- Golf Ball: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.5 miles of Childress Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | ENE 57° | 254 m | 4.8 mi |
| Hardin Knob | NW 312° | 251 m | 4.8 mi |
| Jackson Knob | ESE 111° | 248 m | 4.5 mi |
| Crayne Knob | ESE 102° | 240 m | 4.2 mi |
| Nelson Hill | ESE 124° | 232 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cochran Hill | E 86° | 223 m | 3.7 mi |
| The Knob | SE 126° | 216 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ENE 76° | 214 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:59 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 51 | 42 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eddyville 5S, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358584924
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