Shaw Bluff
Shaw Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 134 m. Telephone Knob stands 259 m to the southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gentry Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 2.5 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 134 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grandview Park: 2.5 mi
- Spencer County Veterans Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Old Mill Park: 3.0 mi
- Yellow Creek Park: 7.7 mi
- Redbud Park: 9.0 mi
- Gentry Hill: 1.1 mi
- Iron Ore Hill: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Hill: 2.8 mi
- Hanging Rock: 4.2 mi
- Spice Knob: 5.2 mi
- Lincoln Pioneer Village and Museum: 4.9 mi
- Owensboro Museum of Science and History: 11.3 mi
- Bluegrass Hall of Fame & Museum: 11.5 mi
- Owensboro Museum of Fine Art: 11.8 mi
- Perry County Museum: 12.6 mi
- Christ of the Ohio: 11.5 mi
- Santa Claus: 15.8 mi
- Santa Claus: 16.3 mi
- Mary: 16.6 mi
- Christ the Victor: 23.4 mi
- High Banks: 12.5 mi
- Jeffreys Cliff: 15.7 mi
- Bills Point: 20.2 mi
- Rickert Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Idle George Cliff: 24.7 mi
- Confederate Monument: 11.5 mi
- Town of Troy Veterans Memorial Wall: 11.5 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Bicentennal Plaza: 14.8 mi
- Lincoln Cabin Site Memorial: 15.5 mi
- Lincoln State Park: 14.8 mi
- Scales Lake County Park: 19.1 mi
- Yellowbank Wildlife Management Area: 21.4 mi
- Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Santa’s Candy Castle: 15.3 mi
- Colonel Jones Home: 15.6 mi
- Church Garden: 13.7 mi
- Water Street Memorial Garden: 24.2 mi
- Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Eastbound): 20.7 mi
- Nancy Hanks Rest Area (Westbound): 20.8 mi
- Lincoln Spring: 15.6 mi
- Scuffletown: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shaw Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Telephone Knob | SE 129° | 258.7 m | 21.8 mi |
| Plock Knob | ENE 77° | 246 m | 21.2 mi |
| Greybill Hill | ENE 79° | 245 m | 21.6 mi |
| Polk Hill | E 94° | 238 m | 19.2 mi |
| Knoblick Knob | ENE 74° | 238 m | 21.1 mi |
| Iron Ore Hill | ESE 112° | 236 m | 21.4 mi |
| Egypt Knob | SE 126° | 236 m | 23.9 mi |
| Turkey Scratch Knob | SE 125° | 232 m | 18.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:35 | 20:14 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 07:01 | 15:52 | 16:33 |
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 | 33 | 37 | 45 | 55 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tell City, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358607303
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