Gillis Bluff
Gillis Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 92 m. Gobbler Knob stands 110 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollard City Park, a park 8.0 miles away. Crowley's Ridge Parkway passes 6.5 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 92 m
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Crowley's Ridge Parkway, National
- 44.1 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 36.6 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 30.0 mi off the Stars and Stripes Historical/Cultural Byway
57 named places within 25 miles
- Pollard City Park: 8.0 mi
- Piggot Pool Park: 13.9 mi
- Independence Park: 14.0 mi
- Victory Lake Sports Complex: 14.4 mi
- Whiteley Park: 14.6 mi
- Parks: 13.5 mi
- Martinsburg: 19.5 mi
- Poplin: 21.0 mi
- Kingbee: 21.7 mi
- Moark: 22.3 mi
- Pfeiffer Museum: 12.7 mi
- Hemingway-Pfieffer Museum: 12.8 mi
- Hemingway-Pfeiffer Museum and Educational Center: 12.8 mi
- Margaret Harwell Art Museum: 16.2 mi
- Poplar Bluff Museum: 16.7 mi
- Granite Obelisk Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Veterans Wall of Honor: 20.7 mi
- Veterans Appreciation Stone Slab: 23.6 mi
- John Sappington Marmaduke Memorial Sign: 23.7 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 14.5 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 15.4 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Roach Point: 24.6 mi
- High Point: 24.9 mi
- Poplar Bluff Depot: 15.8 mi
- Frisco Depot: 15.9 mi
- Hilliard Access: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gillis Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gobbler Knob | WNW 303° | 110 m | 15.4 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | WNW 296° | 104 m | 14.5 mi |
| Bunker Hill | SW 235° | 90 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:45 | 20:24 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:10 | 16:10 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 41 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 78 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corning, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358030900
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