Rutgers Bluff
Rutgers Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 126 m. Red Hill stands 193 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Ridge, a peak 4.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 141 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 126 m
How to reach it
- 141.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
57 named places within 25 miles
- Big Creek Woods Memorial Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Public Square: 13.0 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 13.0 mi
- Birkbeck Memorial: 13.0 mi
- Elliott Street Historic District: 13.7 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 4.4 mi
- Onion Hill: 18.9 mi
- Indian Point: 21.1 mi
- Turkey Point: 22.2 mi
- Red Hill: 22.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Beech Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 22.5 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Hanging Rock: 23.7 mi
- Heritage House Museum: 13.7 mi
- Carnegie Museum: 13.9 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 15.3 mi
- Clay County Historical Society: 23.8 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 24.0 mi
- Piankashawtown: 8.7 mi
- Mills Prairie: 11.2 mi
- Wanborough: 12.1 mi
- Lexington: 14.2 mi
- Oil Derrick: 13.8 mi
- Angel of Hope Children's Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
- War Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Lincoln Monument: 15.1 mi
- Sam Dale Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area: 22.6 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 22.7 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 22.8 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 23.6 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 23.6 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 12.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rutgers Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hill | NE 53° | 193 m | 22.8 mi |
| Boyd Hill | S 182° | 175 m | 23.4 mi |
| Onion Hill | N 359° | 171 m | 18.9 mi |
| Indian Point | NNW 339° | 137 m | 21.1 mi |
| Turkey Point | NNW 332° | 135 m | 22.2 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | S 172° | 122 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:30 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 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 | 29 | 33 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olney 2S, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/354129653
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