Kankakee Bluffs
Kankakee Bluffs is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 183 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Hawk Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 3.3 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 183 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 12.5 mi off the Lincoln Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Viewing area · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Red Hawk Park: 0.1 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.8 mi
- Arroyo Trails: 2.0 mi
- Channahon Parkway State Park: 2.4 mi
- Des Plaines State Conservation Area: 2.5 mi
- Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area: 2.9 mi
- Goose Lake Prairie State Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Heidecke Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 4.0 mi
- Grant Creek Prairie Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Lake Chaminwood Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Coal City Bell: 8.1 mi
- Old Train Caboose: 8.9 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 8.9 mi
- Karen R. Olson Memorial: 9.2 mi
- High Prairie Trail: 11.2 mi
- Wilmington Historical Society Building: 8.5 mi
- Grundy County Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- Braidwood Area Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Illinois Mining Museum: 11.1 mi
- Joliet Area Historical Society Museum: 12.8 mi
- Dollinger Family Farm: 1.3 mi
- Gemini Giant: 8.5 mi
- CSX Morris Depot: 8.9 mi
- Ellis House and Equestrian Center: 9.1 mi
- Heap's Pumpkin Farm: 9.2 mi
- Mary Alfred Moes 1828-1899: 12.4 mi
- Louis Jolliet: 12.9 mi
- Green Eggs and Ham: 21.7 mi
- Yugo Griffin: 22.3 mi
- Bear: 23.4 mi
- Wingren: 19.9 mi
- Stephanie's Garden: 20.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 22.9 mi
- Lenore's Backyard Garden: 22.9 mi
- Sandy Dawe Memorial Butterfly Garden: 22.9 mi
- Akin Park Picnic Area: 13.4 mi
- Hickory Creek Barrens Nature Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Tall Oaks Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- Fox View Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Maramech Hill: 22.2 mi
- Mounded Landfill: 24.8 mi
- Canyon Creek Falls: 24.1 mi
- Canyon Creek Cascade: 24.2 mi
- Michigan Beach: 13.1 mi
- Holderman Hill: 14.7 mi
- Lake Strini: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kankakee Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mounded Landfill | NNE 22° | 259 m | 24.8 mi |
| Maramech Hill | NW 319° | 196 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:20 | 19:49 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:43 | 16:27 |
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 | 24 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Channahon Dresden ISL DAM, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354111723
Day trips start here
- Joliet · 11 mi
- Bolingbrook · 23 mi
- Lemont · 24 mi
- Aurora · 25 mi
- Naperville · 25 mi
- Tinley Park · 26 mi
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