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Shelter Bluffs

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Elevation, modelled
149 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Williams Hill325 m · 16.1 mi
Nearest byway
River Road Scenic Byway219.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:20local time
Coordinates
37.5142, -88.7561
Shelter Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

Shelter Bluffs is a cliff in Illinois, at a modelled 149 m. Williams Hill stands 325 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodmanship, a attraction 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 219 miles off. 211 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shelter Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillENE 73°325 m16.1 mi
Horton HillENE 66°297 m19.1 mi
Wamble MountainENE 68°287 m17.8 mi
Cave HillENE 58°284 m21.9 mi
High KnobENE 76°279 m24.2 mi
Potato HillENE 78°270 m15.2 mi
Garden Of the GodsENE 73°262 m21.3 mi
Benham HillE 92°252 m15.2 mi

211 named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 31
Peaks: 30
Attractions: 21
Historic sites: 17
Waterfalls: 13
Natural arches: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Springs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 1
Artworks: 1
Gardens: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5918:3319:07
June solstice05:3519:4120:20
September equinox06:4418:1918:54
December solstice07:0716:0016:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343948586674777670594738
Precip in3.83.64.75.05.24.14.43.73.83.84.34.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dixon Springs Agric CTR, 7 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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