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Swallow Cliffs

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Elevation
188 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Mounded Landfill259 m · 11.6 mi
Nearest byway
Historic Route 665.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:30local time
Coordinates
41.6797, -87.8637
Swallow Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Swallow Cliffs is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded 188 m. Mounded Landfill stands 259 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Swallow Cliff Woods, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 5.9 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
188 m

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mounded LandfillWNW 288°259 m11.6 mi
Mount HoyWNW 303°255 m19.4 mi
Players HillNNE 20°187 m14.4 mi

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Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Attractions
Beaches: 31
Peaks: 21
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2719:04
June solstice05:1819:4820:30
September equinox06:4018:1418:51
December solstice07:1615:4016:25

Local time (America/Chicago).

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