Cliff · Illinois

Old Keller Quary

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Elevation, modelled: 141 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles: Tucker Knob268 m · 4.5 mi
Nearest byway: Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Routeon it
Sunset, June solstice: 20:31local time
Coordinates: 38.9693, -90.4255

Old Keller Quary, seen from above at true elevation

Old Keller Quary is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 141 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the west, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary the Turtle, a artwork 0.4 miles away. Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route runs past it. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

On the horizon

Summits around it

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

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Tucker Knob	W 281°	268 m	4.5 mi
McAdams Peak	W 276°	246 m	6.3 mi
Rocky Hill	NW 317°	238 m	17.2 mi
Kintown Hill	NW 317°	238 m	17.3 mi
McCoy Hill	NW 316°	237 m	5.8 mi
Franklin Hill	NW 307°	234 m	13.3 mi
Gaske Hill	NW 315°	234 m	17.8 mi
Bald Knob	WNW 298°	234 m	22.0 mi

On the road

On the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic RouteNational
23.1 mi off the Great River RoadNational
13.9 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
13.2 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks

Mary the Turtle: 0.4 mi
Two Girls Playing: 10.2 mi
Winneberge Wheel: 10.2 mi
Blancette: 12.3 mi
North Point: 12.4 mi

Parks

New Piasa Chautauqua Historic District: 2.2 mi
Elsah Historic District: 3.6 mi
Treehouse Wildlife Center: 4.2 mi
Stump Lake State Fish and Waterfowl Manageme: 8.2 mi
River Road Park: 8.7 mi

Historic sites

Museums29

Missouri Wing: 3.0 mi
Jerseyville County Historical Society: 11.8 mi
Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 12.9 mi
Alumni House/Museum: 13.3 mi
Lewis and Clark Boathouse and Nature Center: 13.9 mi

Gardens26

Discovery Gardens: 10.3 mi
Rau Garden: 12.3 mi
The Grove: 12.4 mi
River of Colors: 12.5 mi
Old Fountain Court: 12.6 mi

Peaks25

Park High Point: 4.4 mi
Tucker Knob: 4.5 mi
McCoy Hill: 5.8 mi
Cedar Hill: 6.3 mi
McAdams Peak: 6.3 mi

Nature reserves21

Marais Temps Clair Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
Pelican Island Natural Area: 9.4 mi
Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Bryan Island: 10.6 mi
Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 11.1 mi
Mississippi Sanctuary/Olin Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi

Attractions19

Picnic sites17

Cuivre Island: 13.2 mi
Large Stag Island: 16.4 mi
Jim Crow Island: 16.7 mi
Gilead Gap: 18.7 mi
Shenandoah Valley Elementary Picnic Site: 22.5 mi

Springs13

Spring: 2.3 mi
Spring: 2.4 mi
Spring: 2.5 mi
Spring: 3.7 mi
Spring: 3.9 mi

Cliffs10

Shelter Bluff: 1.0 mi
Shelter Bluff: 2.2 mi
Cliff: 3.4 mi
Shelter Bluff: 3.8 mi
Little Giant City: 4.1 mi

Waterfalls9

Falls: 1.2 mi
Falls: 1.2 mi
Sierra Falls: 2.6 mi
Falls: 4.1 mi
Creek Trek Waterfall: 11.1 mi

Ghost towns7

Wilkie: 5.7 mi
Machens: 6.8 mi
Firma: 14.5 mi
Sterling Landing: 17.5 mi
Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 18.5 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:06	18:39	19:14
June solstice	05:37	19:51	20:31
September equinox	06:50	18:25	19:00
December solstice	07:18	16:01	16:43

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	31	35	45	57	67	75	79	77	69	58	45	36
Precip in	2.5	1.9	3.1	4.2	4.6	4.6	3.7	3.7	3.0	2.7	3.1	2.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Charles CO AP, 3 mi away.

Sources

OpenStreetMap record

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