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Shelter Bluff

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Elevation, modelled
139 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Government Rock250 m · 24.8 mi
Nearest byway
Great River Road5.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:25local time
Coordinates
37.8967, -89.6380
Shelter Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Shelter Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 139 m. Government Rock stands 250 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is pyroglyphics, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Great River Road passes 5.0 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Government RockSSE 153°250 m24.8 mi
Grassy KnobSSE 150°241 m22.6 mi
High KnollWSW 246°204 m22.1 mi
Swallow RockSE 138°198 m19.0 mi
Lick HillW 268°188 m20.7 mi
Saint Cosme HillSSW 199°183 m10.0 mi
Sugar HillENE 74°177 m9.9 mi
Tater HillENE 71°174 m9.6 mi

120 named places within 25 miles

Picnic sites: 14
Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
Artworks: 3
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0318:3619:11
June solstice05:3719:4620:25
September equinox06:4718:2318:57
December solstice07:1116:0216:43

Local time (America/Chicago).

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