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Jeffreys Cliff

Jeffreys Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Jeffreys Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 209 m. Hogback Hill stands 280 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shafer Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.0 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 55 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.87811, -86.68304

121 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 55
Parks: 39
  • Camp Koch: 2.3 mi
  • Joe Schaeffer Park: 6.0 mi
  • Roy Fenn Park & Soccer Complex: 6.3 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 6.3 mi
  • Sunset Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 9
  • Perry County Museum: 3.9 mi
  • Fordsville railroad museum: 16.8 mi
  • Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Santa Claus Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Historic Santa Claus Post Office: 20.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Historic sites: 4
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Santa’s Candy Castle: 20.3 mi
  • Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 23.5 mi
Gardens: 1
Springs: 1
  • Lincoln Spring: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jeffreys Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hogback HillE 84°280 m22.0 mi
Telephone KnobS 175°258.7 m12.6 mi
Sinking Creek HillESE 102°253 m20.5 mi
Powell HillSSE 150°247 m18.6 mi
Plock KnobNE 40°246 m7.7 mi
Sand KnobSSE 150°246 m20.1 mi
Greybill HillNE 45°245 m7.7 mi
Knob Lick HillSE 138°245 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:59
June solstice05:2619:3420:13
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice07:0015:5016:32

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343846576674787771604839
Precip in3.33.54.85.05.54.94.12.83.23.73.74.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cannelton, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358593919

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