Cliff · Kentucky
Duncan Bluff
Duncan Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 220 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cain Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 7.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 220 m
How to reach it
Coordinates37.46144, -88.02919
- 7.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 209.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Obie Mound: 1.6 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rosebud Hill: 2.5 mi
- Heath Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Cottonpatch Hill: 2.8 mi
Cliffs: 43
- Cain Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Cedar Point: 2.9 mi
- Battery Rock: 5.5 mi
- Popular Bluff: 6.0 mi
- Barker Bluff: 6.7 mi
Parks: 12
- Riverview Park: 3.5 mi
- Sturgis City Park: 6.7 mi
- Marion Crittenden County Park: 8.6 mi
- Justin Livingston Park: 15.3 mi
- Westerfield Park: 15.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 5.5 mi
- Panther Cascade: 7.7 mi
- Panther Falls: 7.8 mi
- Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 7.8 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 15.4 mi
Historic sites: 5
- Coal Miner Statue: 15.3 mi
- Confederate Monument: 16.5 mi
- Camp Breckinridge Museum and Art Center: 16.8 mi
- Fluorspar Miners Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
Museums: 4
- Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 9.2 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 17.1 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 17.7 mi
- Old Slave House - Closed to the Public: 23.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 16.8 mi
- Newman's Bluff State Nature Preserve: 23.7 mi
- Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve: 24.4 mi
Natural arches: 3
- Alien Arch: 21.1 mi
- Purse Strap Arch: 22.0 mi
- Elephant Arch: 22.3 mi
Attractions: 2
- Cave in Rock: 7.2 mi
- Herod Cave: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
- Decker Spring: 14.3 mi
- Negro Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Lakeview: 17.1 mi
- High Knob: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.6 miles of Duncan Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | SSW 195° | 254 m | 10.6 mi |
| Obie Mound | WNW 294° | 226 m | 1.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 175° | 214 m | 11.0 mi |
| Crider Hill | SSE 153° | 212 m | 3.6 mi |
| Pickens Hill | SSE 164° | 212 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bob Lee Phillips Hill | ESE 122° | 208 m | 3.3 mi |
| Schoolhouse Knob | SSE 150° | 205 m | 7.4 mi |
| Corley Hill | SSE 163° | 205 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:04 | 15:57 | 16:38 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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