- Elevation, modelled
- 124 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Kennedy Hill189 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- River Road Scenic Byway146.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:19local time
- Coordinates
- 38.3594, -87.8272
Shelter Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 124 m. Kennedy Hill stands 189 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Beall Woods Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 147 miles off. 80 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shelter Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Hill | E 100° | 189 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Hill | E 82° | 176 m | 14.4 mi |
| Boyd Hill | WSW 241° | 175 m | 22.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 91° | 140 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rattlesnake Bluff | SW 229° | 125 m | 22.7 mi |
| Turkey Ridge | WNW 295° | 122 m | 19.8 mi |
| Aldrich Mound | SSW 208° | 113 m | 24.4 mi |
| Thompson Mound | SSW 204° | 107 m | 24.5 mi |
- 146.6 mi off the River Road Scenic BywayNational
- 28.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic BywayNational
- 28.7 mi off the Indiana's Historic PathwaysNational
80 named places within 25 miles
- Birkbeck Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Public Square: 12.5 mi
- Edwards County Memorial Plaza: 12.6 mi
- Public Pool: 13.6 mi
- Lafayette Park: 13.7 mi
- Shalev: Angel of Compassion: 16.6 mi
- May Peace Prevail On Earth: 16.7 mi
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Shrine: 16.7 mi
- Paul Tillich Bust: 16.7 mi
- Pietà: 16.8 mi
- Sand Hill: 9.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 14.4 mi
- Turkey Ridge: 19.8 mi
- Boyd Hill: 22.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 22.7 mi
- Fifty-Eighth Indiana Regiment Monument: 14.0 mi
- Gibson County Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 14.1 mi
- Paul Tillich Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Archaeological Dig: 16.8 mi
- New Harmony: 16.9 mi
- Wabash County Museum District: 5.0 mi
- Lyles Station Historic School & Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Atheneum & Visitors Center at Historic New Harmony: 16.9 mi
- Matthias Scholle House: 16.9 mi
- George Keppler House: 16.9 mi
- McCleary Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Hanging Rock: 7.8 mi
- Rattlesnake Bluff: 18.8 mi
- Beech Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Rutgers Bluff: 22.5 mi
- Beall Woods Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 0.3 mi
- Beall Woods State Park: 0.5 mi
- Harmonie State Park: 20.8 mi
- Lexington: 8.4 mi
- Mills Prairie: 12.7 mi
- Wanborough: 14.4 mi
- Piankashawtown: 15.4 mi
- Edwards County Fairgrounds: 12.8 mi
- Gibson County Visitors & Tourism: 13.7 mi
- Labrynth: 17.4 mi
- Skeeter Mountain Rest Area (Westbound): 12.4 mi
- Skeeter Rest Area: 12.5 mi
- Harmonist Garden: 16.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:39 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:15 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 15:53 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 33 | 36 | 45 | 57 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Carmel, 5 mi away.
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