Negro Bend Bluff
Negro Bend Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 256 m. Blue Mound stands 402 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lightfoot Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 35 miles off. 88 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 256 m
How to reach it
- 34.9 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 94.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
88 named places within 25 miles
- Lightfoot Park: 1.1 mi
- Bolivar Landing: 2.1 mi
- Pomme de Terre State Wildlife Management Area: 4.1 mi
- Wheatland Park: 4.3 mi
- Pittsburg Landing Public Use Area: 4.8 mi
- Boswell Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Buzzard Cave Bluff: 18.9 mi
- Shryers Bluff: 19.0 mi
- Smith Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 22.4 mi
- Blue Mound: 18.3 mi
- Brushy Mound: 19.7 mi
- The Mound: 20.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 20.8 mi
- Bungalow Hill: 22.3 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 21.6 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 21.7 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 22.3 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 22.7 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 22.7 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 2.2 mi
- Schuette Prairie: 20.3 mi
- Granny's Acres Conservation Area: 22.4 mi
- Polk County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Buffalo Historic Society: 18.5 mi
- A Friend: 22.0 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 22.1 mi
- Community Garden: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Negro Bend Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Mound | SSE 150° | 402 m | 18.3 mi |
| Brushy Mound | SSE 148° | 402 m | 19.7 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | S 176° | 379 m | 20.8 mi |
| The Mound | WSW 238° | 333 m | 20.7 mi |
| Grisham Knob | SSW 196° | 327 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turkey Knob | SSW 205° | 326 m | 22.8 mi |
| Knothead Hill | SW 214° | 321 m | 23.8 mi |
| Bungalow Hill | SSW 213° | 297 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:00 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:17 | 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 | 33 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 65 | 74 | 79 | 78 | 70 | 59 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pomme DE Terre DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358038091
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