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Roberts Bluff

Roberts Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Roberts Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 120 m. Pilot Knob stands 214 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Morse Bluff, a cliff 2.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
120 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.32032, -87.79918

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Stony Point: 2.8 mi
  • Green Berry Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Poe Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Walnut Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Walnut Tree Hill: 5.1 mi
Parks: 38
  • Westerfield Park: 5.4 mi
  • Dawson Springs City Park: 11.9 mi
  • Veterans Park: 12.1 mi
  • Riverside Park: 12.3 mi
  • Tradewater Park: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 35
Historic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 4
  • Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 21.1 mi
  • Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 23.5 mi
  • Panther Cascade: 23.5 mi
  • Panther Falls: 23.6 mi
Museums: 3
  • Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 12.1 mi
  • Adsmore Museum: 15.2 mi
  • Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 15.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Picnic/Park: 15.3 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Cave in Rock: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.9 miles of Roberts Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pilot KnobW 264°214 m11.8 mi
Felker HillWSW 249°212 m10.5 mi
Pickens HillWNW 284°212 m10.8 mi
Coolers KnobWSW 243°207 m5.4 mi
Schoolhouse KnobWNW 291°205 m9.6 mi
Corley HillW 270°205 m9.6 mi
Jackson HillS 189°204 m7.6 mi
Cottonpatch HillS 189°204 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:03
June solstice05:3219:3720:16
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0215:5716:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343847576776797871594738
Precip in2.73.84.75.15.04.64.82.63.33.53.94.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358605151

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