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McBrides Bluff

McBrides Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McBrides Bluff is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 150 m. Gobblers Knob stands 276 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Mans Nose, a attraction 2.3 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 3.4 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
150 m

How to reach it

Coordinates38.72644, -86.78028

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 29
Attractions: 13
Historic sites: 12
  • Houghntan Memorial bridge: 7.9 mi
  • 10 Commandments Tablets: 16.4 mi
  • Gus Grissom Memorial: 16.7 mi
  • Big Joe Palooka: 18.2 mi
  • Site of the Bedford Branch of the State Bank of Indiana: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Museums: 6
  • Indiana Railway Museum: 14.8 mi
  • French Lick West Baden Museum: 15.0 mi
  • Gus Grissom Boyhood Home: 16.6 mi
  • Lawrence County Historical Society: 18.5 mi
  • Daviess County Museum: 21.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Pluto Spring: 14.8 mi
  • Spring Cave: 22.9 mi
  • Hoyt Spring: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • Hindostan Falls: 8.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Patoka Lake Swimming Beach: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gobblers KnobE 100°276 m10.5 mi
Rariden HillE 81°274 m14.5 mi
Sally HillE 83°270 m11.1 mi
Mount AirieSE 144°266 m13.1 mi
Maul HillNE 41°263 m14.7 mi
Tunnel HillN 8°260 m14.0 mi
Red HillNE 35°249 m17.1 mi
Sampson HillS 184°247 m6.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5219:2419:59
June solstice06:2320:3621:16
September equinox07:3619:1119:46
December solstice08:0216:4817:30

Local time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323645576574777670584636

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Crane NSA, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358678097

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