Rattlesnake Bluff
Rattlesnake Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 119 m. Boyd Hill stands 175 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Ridge, a peak 2.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 119 m
How to reach it
- 146.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Public Square: 7.2 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 7.2 mi
- Birkbeck Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Leo F French Memorial Park: 11.6 mi
- Lakeside Park: 12.2 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 24.9 mi
- Descent of the Holy Spirit: 24.9 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 24.9 mi
- Pietà: 24.9 mi
- Peace Arch: 24.9 mi
- War Memorial: 12.0 mi
- Lincoln Monument: 12.0 mi
- Oil Derrick: 20.0 mi
- Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 24.9 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Beech Bluff: 6.9 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 17.7 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 22.0 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 12.1 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 19.7 mi
- Carnegie Museum: 19.9 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 21.5 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 24.8 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 2.2 mi
- Boyd Hill: 17.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Linder Hill: 24.9 mi
- Piankashawtown: 3.4 mi
- Wanborough: 5.9 mi
- Lexington: 10.5 mi
- Mills Prairie: 10.7 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 18.9 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 18.9 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 19.0 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 24.4 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 17.4 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 17.5 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 6.8 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rattlesnake Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd Hill | S 186° | 175 m | 17.0 mi |
| Linder Hill | W 262° | 131 m | 24.9 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | S 178° | 125 m | 21.2 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | N 352° | 122 m | 2.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:41 | 20:21 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:07 | 15:54 | 16:36 |
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 | 36 | 46 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 46 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albion, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354134823
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