Drapers Bluff
Drapers Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Jims Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Great River Road passes 20 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 188 m
How to reach it
- 19.8 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 226.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 18.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Bluff Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Goreville City Park: 4.7 mi
- Deer Pond Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Anna City Park: 11.8 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Picnic Grounds: 13.0 mi
- Jims Hill: 0.9 mi
- Chimney Rock: 1.1 mi
- Buck Knob: 2.6 mi
- Tiptop Knob: 10.6 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Inspiration Point: 10.2 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Bogard Point: 13.6 mi
- Jeremy "Boo" Rochman Memorial Park;3 Wizards: 13.9 mi
- Alto Pass Area Veterans Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Giant City State Park: 10.4 mi
- Fern Rocks Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 11.8 mi
- Hickory Bottoms: 12.3 mi
- Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Shelter bluff: 10.0 mi
- Round Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Turner Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Druid Mask: 13.9 mi
- Unicorn: 13.9 mi
- Red Wizard: 13.9 mi
- Burial: 13.9 mi
- Griffon: 13.9 mi
- Natural Bridge: 2.8 mi
- Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 3.5 mi
- Water Fall: 4.2 mi
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 8.4 mi
- Schwegman Ecological Area: 8.9 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 2.2 mi
- Spillway Falls: 16.0 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 16.7 mi
- Jackson Falls: 19.8 mi
- Jackson Falls: 19.8 mi
- Giant City Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Forman Depot Museum: 10.9 mi
- Cobden Museum: 11.6 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 14.1 mi
- Williamson County Historical Museum: 16.2 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 3.7 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 4.2 mi
- Saluki Cove: 16.6 mi
- Cypress Retreat: 16.8 mi
- Morava Point: 16.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 16.2 mi
- Student Center Garden: 16.7 mi
- Kumakura Garden: 16.9 mi
- Kaity's Garden: 17.5 mi
- Flyover Public Garden: 17.5 mi
- Seep: 9.9 mi
- Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 21.1 mi
- Dixon Springs: 22.4 mi
- Slough Arch: 11.2 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 14.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 21.3 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 22.8 mi
- Campground Beach: 10.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drapers Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | W 279° | 314 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tiptop Knob | W 279° | 269 m | 10.6 mi |
| Government Rock | W 281° | 250 m | 21.9 mi |
| Grassy Knob | WNW 288° | 241 m | 22.2 mi |
| McGee Hill | W 276° | 240 m | 21.5 mi |
| Vick Hill | SW 231° | 232 m | 22.1 mi |
| Millstone Bluff | E 99° | 221 m | 19.7 mi |
| Pine Knob | SW 235° | 219 m | 18.9 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354102166
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