McCleary Bluff
McCleary Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 118 m. Bald Hill stands 176 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Beall Woods State Park, a nature reserve 4.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 151 miles off. 87 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 118 m
How to reach it
- 151.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 25.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
87 named places within 25 miles
- Birkbeck Memorial: 10.6 mi
- Public Square: 10.7 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 10.7 mi
- Paul Tillich Park: 12.2 mi
- Maclure Park: 12.3 mi
- Shalev: Angel of Compassion: 12.1 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 12.2 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 12.2 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 12.2 mi
- Pietà: 12.2 mi
- Paul Tillich Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 12.3 mi
- New Harmony: 12.4 mi
- Former Shoeshop: 12.4 mi
- The Labyrinth State Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 12.6 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Beech Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Meadow Bank: 22.2 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 9.8 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 12.3 mi
- Matthias Scholle House: 12.4 mi
- George Keppler House: 12.4 mi
- Maximillian Bodmer Exhibit: 12.4 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 4.5 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 4.6 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 5.0 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 16.4 mi
- Lexington: 8.8 mi
- Wanborough: 12.4 mi
- Piankashawtown: 14.4 mi
- Mills Prairie: 14.6 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 11.1 mi
- Labrynth: 12.9 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 17.1 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 7.6 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 7.7 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McCleary Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Hill | ENE 72° | 176 m | 18.2 mi |
| Boyd Hill | WSW 247° | 175 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | ENE 74° | 140 m | 12.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | SW 231° | 125 m | 17.9 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | NW 309° | 122 m | 19.2 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | SSW 205° | 113 m | 19.7 mi |
| Thompson Mound | SSW 201° | 107 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:40 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:54 | 16:35 |
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 | 35 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 5.7 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grayville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/354122352
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