Halley Bluffs
Halley Bluffs is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Long Mound stands 300 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Belvoir Bluffs, a cliff 2.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 77 miles off. 79 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 248 m
How to reach it
- 77.1 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 26.6 mi off the Frontier Military Historic Byway
79 named places within 25 miles
- Blue Mound: 2.1 mi
- Pepper Hill: 3.0 mi
- Deer Mound: 5.3 mi
- Hammer Hill: 5.5 mi
- Timber Hill: 6.4 mi
- Osage Village State Historic Site: 3.8 mi
- Fair Haven City Park: 4.5 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Panther Creek Unit: 7.0 mi
- Prospect Park: 8.7 mi
- Park Place: 9.2 mi
- Big Mouth: 9.0 mi
- Rich Hill Caboose: 9.0 mi
- Disabled American Veterans Monument: 16.6 mi
- First Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Statue: 16.6 mi
- Bates County Veterans Tribute: 16.6 mi
- Ripgut Prairie Natural Area: 8.6 mi
- Balltown Access: 10.7 mi
- Old Town State Access Area: 11.0 mi
- Harmony Mission Lake Conservation Area: 12.3 mi
- Chapel View Prairie Conservation Area: 23.3 mi
- Belvoir Bluffs: 2.1 mi
- Rock House Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Smith Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Lutz Bluff: 23.8 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 15.2 mi
- Bates County Museum: 17.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Halley Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Mound | N 351° | 300 m | 20.9 mi |
| Round Mound | N 354° | 295 m | 20.6 mi |
| Spangler Hill | ESE 110° | 293 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mayes Hill | ESE 117° | 291 m | 23.1 mi |
| Reader Hill | E 97° | 283 m | 20.5 mi |
| Blue Mound | S 181° | 282 m | 2.1 mi |
| Oyer Hill | ESE 106° | 278 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hickman Hill | WSW 251° | 276 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 20:04 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:41 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:20 | 17:01 |
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 | 31 | 35 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.7 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Appleton City, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358047046
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