Perrins Ledge
Perrins Ledge is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Buffalo Knob stands 305 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Center for American Archeology Museum, a museum 2.7 miles away. Great River Road - Missouri passes 12 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 161 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
- 2.7 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 20.8 mi off the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Route, National
Overlooks nearby
- Observation Deck · 23 mi
- Cross Point · 23 mi
- Mark Decker Platform · 23 mi
- Eagle Roost Overlook · 25 mi
134 named places within 25 miles
- The McCully Heritage Project: 3.7 mi
- Twin Culvert Cave Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Rip Rap Landing State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Diamond-Hurricane Island State Fish and Waterfowl Management Area: 8.5 mi
- Upper Mississippi River State Wildlife Manag: 8.5 mi
- Witachek Mound: 9.1 mi
- Anderson Hill: 9.2 mi
- Zerby Hill: 9.7 mi
- Spankey Hill: 10.6 mi
- Bobtail Hill: 10.8 mi
- Skip Anderson Big Timber Preservation Area: 3.3 mi
- Prairie Slough Conservation Area: 10.6 mi
- Sandy Island: 21.8 mi
- Sandy Island Bald Eagle Sanctuary: 23.5 mi
- William G. and Erma Parke White Memorial Wildlife Area: 23.6 mi
- Mozier Landing Site: 8.4 mi
- Westport Island: 10.3 mi
- Gilead Gap: 14.4 mi
- Large Stag Island: 17.8 mi
- Jim Crow Island: 19.7 mi
- Saltpeter Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 24.4 mi
- Goat Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Wide Giant City: 24.8 mi
- Tiny Giant City: 24.8 mi
- Center for American Archeology Museum: 2.7 mi
- Harman House Museum: 15.4 mi
- Pike County All Wars Museum: 21.2 mi
- Jerseyville County Historical Society: 21.4 mi
- Old School Museum: 22.2 mi
- Clay Spring: 21.7 mi
- Cave Spring: 22.2 mi
- Spring: 24.6 mi
- Artesian Spring: 24.6 mi
- Spring: 25.0 mi
- Sterling Landing: 15.8 mi
- Burr Oak: 20.5 mi
- Griggsville Landing: 25.0 mi
- Mushroom Farm: 3.6 mi
- 217 Terror Haunted House: 16.9 mi
- Falls: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Perrins Ledge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Knob | W 261° | 305 m | 23.5 mi |
| Springston Knob | WSW 251° | 280 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ben Watts Knob | WSW 257° | 275 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tedlock Knob | WSW 251° | 275 m | 19.4 mi |
| Long Knob | W 275° | 267 m | 19.8 mi |
| Dale Knob | WSW 251° | 263 m | 17.9 mi |
| Tower Knob | W 270° | 259 m | 16.8 mi |
| Painter Knob | W 264° | 257 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:53 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 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 | 27 | 31 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — White Hall 1 E, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354131488
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