Fears Bluff
Fears Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 131 m. Gimlet Mountain stands 298 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Duck Creek State Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.2 miles away. Great River Road passes 34 miles off. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 131 m
How to reach it
- 34.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 15.1 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
Overlooks nearby
- HWY 51 Overlook · 9 mi
- Monolopy Overlook Platform · 10 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 10 mi
- Lookout/Ob Deck · 10 mi
77 named places within 25 miles
- Shoal Hill: 5.8 mi
- Horsehead Knoll: 6.6 mi
- Sand Blow Ridge: 8.2 mi
- Cow Knoll Ridge: 8.4 mi
- Null Hill: 8.4 mi
- Duck Creek State Wildlife Management Area: 1.2 mi
- Dark Cypress Swamp State Wildlife Area: 1.4 mi
- Duck Creek Conservation Area: 3.9 mi
- Sank State Wildlife Area: 5.7 mi
- Mayberry Park: 8.2 mi
- Eaglette: 4.0 mi
- Castorville: 8.4 mi
- Alhambra: 11.6 mi
- Zeta: 14.1 mi
- Stroderville: 17.3 mi
- Snake Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Fry Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Devils Washboard: 12.0 mi
- Halls Bluff: 20.6 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Duck Creek Conservation Area (Dark Cypress Swamp Unit): 5.2 mi
- Mingo National Wildlife Refuge: 9.6 mi
- Mingo Wilderness: 12.3 mi
- General Watkins Conservation Area: 24.1 mi
- Tywappity Conservation Area: 24.3 mi
- Caboose: 21.2 mi
- Dexter Welcome Center Depot and Museum: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fears Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gimlet Mountain | NNW 330° | 298 m | 21.6 mi |
| Hammack Hill | NW 316° | 260 m | 24.6 mi |
| Big Rock | NNW 337° | 245 m | 17.6 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NNE 16° | 226 m | 17.4 mi |
| Wilkinson Mountain | NW 306° | 224 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Glory | WNW 301° | 220 m | 24.7 mi |
| Childers Hill | W 261° | 213 m | 12.8 mi |
| Flynn Hill | W 274° | 178 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:11 | 16:07 | 16:47 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Advance 1 S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358030177
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