Indian Point
Indian Point is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 132 m. Tiptop Knob stands 269 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 234 miles off. 172 named places lie within 25 miles, 19 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 132 m
How to reach it
- 233.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 6.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 28 mi
172 named places within 25 miles
- Deer Pond Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Robinett Park: 9.5 mi
- Chestnut Hills Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Round Bluff Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Millstone Bluff National Register Site: 14.8 mi
- Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands: 2.1 mi
- Grassy Slough Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Mermet Swamp Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Lower Cache River Access Area: 8.8 mi
- Hickory Bottoms: 9.4 mi
- Wildcat Bluff: 2.9 mi
- George Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Turner Bluff: 5.8 mi
- Round Bluff: 6.9 mi
- New Columbia Bluffs: 7.8 mi
- Hairy Hill: 3.6 mi
- Blue Knob: 8.5 mi
- Island Hill: 9.8 mi
- Taylor Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Stafford Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 12.8 mi
- Dixon Springs Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Spillway Falls: 14.6 mi
- Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 15.4 mi
- Bjork's Falls: 15.6 mi
- Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 10.9 mi
- Schwegman Ecological Area: 11.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Water Fall: 14.6 mi
- Woodmanship: 14.7 mi
- Forman Depot Museum: 5.5 mi
- Henry N. Barkhausen Cache River Wetlands Center: 6.6 mi
- Superman Museum & Gift Shop: 15.8 mi
- Stonefort Depot Museums: 21.9 mi
- Cobden Museum: 23.6 mi
- Trail of Tears Memorial: 5.6 mi
- CCC Tree Planting: 13.9 mi
- 50 Years: 14.8 mi
- Legend of Ondessonk: 14.8 mi
- Superman Statue: 15.8 mi
- Slough Arch: 5.1 mi
- Cedar Wonders Arch: 13.3 mi
- Pot Hole Arch: 13.7 mi
- Natural Bridge: 18.4 mi
- Natural Bridge: 23.8 mi
- Goose Bay: 14.0 mi
- Lookout Point Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Pine Point: 14.3 mi
- Bluff View Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Dixon Springs: 13.2 mi
- Bell Smith Springs: 18.3 mi
- Seep: 23.9 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Northbound: 15.5 mi
- Trail of Tears Rest Area - Southbound: 15.7 mi
- Whitehaven Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
- George Rodgers Clark Statue: 17.0 mi
- Wacinton: 22.8 mi
- Yeiser Art Gallery: 24.1 mi
- Campground Beach: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tiptop Knob | NW 307° | 269 m | 23.0 mi |
| Millstone Bluff | NE 52° | 221 m | 14.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | W 273° | 219 m | 23.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NW 321° | 217 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jims Hill | NNW 329° | 198 m | 15.3 mi |
| Italian Hill | W 268° | 196 m | 22.7 mi |
| Hamburg Hill | WNW 285° | 176 m | 24.7 mi |
| Burner Hill | W 260° | 171 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:41 | 20:20 |
| September equinox | 06:44 | 18:20 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 16:01 | 16:42 |
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 | 35 | 39 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olmsted L&D, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354115106
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