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The Bluffs

The Bluffs, seen from above at true elevation

The Bluffs is a cliff in Indiana, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Bearwallow Hill stands 313 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Travis Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Historic National Road - Indiana passes 11 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.57301, -86.25159

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites: 50
  • Decorative Cannon: 4.5 mi
  • Statue of St. Francis: 10.5 mi
  • Celebrating the American Familiy: 11.5 mi
  • WWII Monument: 11.5 mi
  • Celebration of Service: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 39
Museums: 26
Picnic sites: 25
  • Riverfront Pavilion: 14.0 mi
  • Site C: 17.4 mi
  • Site A: 17.5 mi
  • Site B: 17.6 mi
  • Picnic Site 1: 19.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 12
  • Enabling Garden: 11.5 mi
  • Garfield Park Sunken Gardens: 12.4 mi
  • St. Stephen's Community Garden: 12.6 mi
  • White River Gardens: 13.9 mi
  • Watanabe Garden: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 10
  • American Heart Association Learn CPR Station: 10.1 mi
  • Indy Logo: 10.1 mi
  • International Chimpanzee Complex Community Hub: 13.9 mi
  • Skyline: 14.0 mi
  • Dallara Factory: 14.5 mi
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Eastbound): 9.5 mi
  • Plainfield Rest Area (Wesbound): 9.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bearwallow HillS 175°313 m22.3 mi
Cooks HillSSW 191°292 m17.1 mi
Mount NeboSSW 203°291 m12.5 mi
Maple HillS 189°291 m23.8 mi
Baughman HillS 186°287 m23.1 mi
Guffy HillSSE 157°287 m24.4 mi
Renner HillSSE 159°284 m19.7 mi
Keller HillWNW 283°283 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4919:2219:57
June solstice06:1820:3621:17
September equinox07:3319:0819:44
December solstice08:0316:4217:25

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283242546473767568554332
Precip in3.22.53.74.64.95.44.73.53.43.43.53.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indianapolis Nwfo, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358668943

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