Laird Bluff
Laird Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 259 m. Buzzards Roost stands 260 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Osage Bluff Public Use Area, a park 1.3 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 110 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
How to reach it
- 110.4 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Osage Bluff Public Use Area: 1.3 mi
- Drake Harbor & Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
- Bledsoe Ferry Sports Complex: 3.4 mi
- West Bledsoe Ferry Public Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Shawnee Bend Public Use Area: 3.7 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Kaysinger Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Buzzard Cave Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Goat’s Bluff: 10.7 mi
- White Cliff: 10.9 mi
- Lost Valley Fish Hatchery: 5.5 mi
- Granny's Acres Conservation Area: 6.5 mi
- Truman Reservoir Management Lands (Little Tebo Creek): 7.7 mi
- Brickley Hollow Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
- Edmonson Access: 12.4 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 10.9 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 11.7 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 12.2 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 12.4 mi
- Mockingbird Hill: 3.5 mi
- Indian Hill: 4.1 mi
- Buzzards Roost: 11.9 mi
- The Point: 12.3 mi
- Benton County Museum: 4.0 mi
- Henry County Museum: 23.1 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 10.9 mi
- A Friend: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laird Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzards Roost | W 263° | 260 m | 11.9 mi |
| Indian Hill | S 180° | 258 m | 4.1 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | SSE 163° | 245 m | 3.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:16 | 16:58 |
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 | 32 | 36 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.7 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Truman DAM & Rsvr, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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