Sand Bluff
Sand Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 276 m. Indian House Mounds stands 328 m to the south, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Huckleberry Bluff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 90 miles off. 112 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
- 89.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 18.8 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 81.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
112 named places within 25 miles
- Spring Creek Gap Roadside Park: 8.4 mi
- Maries County Memorial Park: 11.2 mi
- Buschman Park: 15.4 mi
- Memorial Park: 16.5 mi
- Industrial Park: 18.7 mi
- Huckleberry Bluff: 0.7 mi
- Hatchee Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Fish Hollow Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Matt Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Keeney Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Hatchee: 1.7 mi
- Pilot Knob: 5.6 mi
- Indian House Mounds: 6.3 mi
- House Mounds: 9.8 mi
- House Mounds: 9.8 mi
- Dingley: 5.6 mi
- Gascondy: 6.0 mi
- Leduc: 10.0 mi
- Feuersville: 10.8 mi
- Signal: 15.7 mi
- Spring Creek Gap Conservation Area: 7.7 mi
- Little Prairie Conservation Area: 18.3 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Area: 18.9 mi
- Clifty Creek Conservation Area: 19.4 mi
- Audubon Trails Nature Center: 20.2 mi
- Rt 66 Museum of Phelps Co., - Mule Trading Post: 19.3 mi
- Old Derby gas station: 19.4 mi
- 563: 20.6 mi
- 1501: 20.6 mi
- Jack Carney Puck and Plaza: 20.8 mi
- Meyers Spring: 6.8 mi
- Clifty Spring: 18.3 mi
- Gollahon Spring: 23.2 mi
- Bray Spring: 23.4 mi
- Maramec Spring: 24.3 mi
- Jesus Statue: 20.6 mi
- Saint Patrick Statue: 20.7 mi
- Gary Havener Statue: 20.8 mi
- Millennium People: 20.9 mi
- Millennium People: 20.9 mi
- Phelps County Historical Society: 21.3 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 23.4 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 24.1 mi
- Maramec Museum: 24.3 mi
- Missouri S&T Stonehenge: 20.6 mi
- Rolla Inn: 21.4 mi
- Truck Parking: 22.7 mi
- Truck Parking: 22.9 mi
- Clifty Creek Natural Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Gary Thomas Memorial Garden: 20.7 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian House Mounds | S 188° | 328 m | 6.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNW 342° | 300 m | 5.6 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 189° | 286 m | 14.8 mi |
| Cave Hill | NE 34° | 280 m | 19.2 mi |
| High Point Hill | W 275° | 279 m | 21.3 mi |
| Thompson Hill | W 272° | 252 m | 22.1 mi |
| House Mounds | WSW 253° | 250 m | 9.8 mi |
| Cedar Hill | NE 51° | 247 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:55 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 16:09 | 16:51 |
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Vichy Rolla Natl AP, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358053471
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