Hampton Bluff
Hampton Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Elkhart Hill stands 221 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Yellow Hammer Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 17 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 17.2 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
Overlooks nearby
- Capitol View · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Auburn Community Park: 2.8 mi
- Bruce Hohenstein Memorial Park: 3.2 mi
- Mechanicsburg Community Park: 5.2 mi
- Mechanicsburg Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
- Wabash Park: 5.5 mi
- War Memorial: 5.3 mi
- Clear Lake Veterans Memorial: 13.4 mi
- Lincoln and the Talisman: 16.3 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Lincoln Memorial Garden and Trails: 17.1 mi
- St nnn: 14.2 mi
- St Francis of Assisi: 14.2 mi
- Crucixion with Mourning Women on pedestal: 14.3 mi
- The Colonnade: 17.3 mi
- Impermanent Column: 17.3 mi
- Paublo Agricultural Museum: 11.6 mi
- Christian County Coal Mine Museum: 16.7 mi
- Trutter Museum: 17.2 mi
- Boxcar Museum: 17.3 mi
- Williamsville Public Library & Museum: 17.4 mi
- Climate Restoration Area: 16.6 mi
- Spartan Garden: 17.0 mi
- UIS Greenhouse: 17.2 mi
- Laketown Serenity Garden: 17.3 mi
- Motherland Gardens: 17.7 mi
- Calamus Lake Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Griswold Conservation Area: 10.5 mi
- Lincoln Trail Homestead State Park: 10.6 mi
- Wanless Park: 14.5 mi
- Margery Adams Wildlife Sanctuary: 16.9 mi
- Harristown Depot: 12.4 mi
- Shell Gas Station: 17.4 mi
- Route 66 Experience: 18.0 mi
- High Dive Show: 18.1 mi
- Lincoln's Home: 18.2 mi
- Yellow Hammer Knob: 1.1 mi
- Blue Mound: 10.6 mi
- Long Mound: 10.7 mi
- Cotton Hill: 16.3 mi
- Elkhart Hill: 18.3 mi
- Rock Spring: 14.8 mi
- Iron Spring: 19.9 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Northbound: 16.3 mi
- Rail Splitter Rest Area - Southbound: 17.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hampton Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhart Hill | NNW 331° | 221 m | 18.3 mi |
| Long Mound | SE 128° | 206 m | 10.7 mi |
| Blue Mound | ESE 123° | 205 m | 10.6 mi |
| Walnut Hill | NW 315° | 197 m | 18.3 mi |
| Cotton Hill | WSW 242° | 186 m | 16.3 mi |
| Yellow Hammer Knob | NW 316° | 183 m | 1.1 mi |
| Lockenauer Hill | N 352° | 180 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:02 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:49 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:56 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 15:54 | 16:36 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur WTP, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354106403
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