Three Ponds Bluff
Three Ponds Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 101 m. Fishgap Hill stands 154 m to the southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalk Bluff, a cliff 4.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 1.3 miles off. 108 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 101 m
How to reach it
- 1.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 278.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 22.0 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.1 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Lowest Point in Illinois · 22 mi
108 named places within 25 miles
- Towosahgy State Park: 6.2 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park: 6.7 mi
- City Park: 7.5 mi
- Big Oak Tree State Park: 9.2 mi
- Oak Grove Park: 14.4 mi
- Belmont: 6.7 mi
- Three States: 9.0 mi
- Crosno: 9.3 mi
- Fuget: 10.3 mi
- Norfolk: 18.0 mi
- Cotton Belt Caboose: 16.2 mi
- Mill Ridge: 16.2 mi
- The Settlement: 16.2 mi
- S.T.E.M. Landing: 16.3 mi
- Discovery Park of America: 16.4 mi
- Davy Crockett: 16.2 mi
- Ronald Reagan: 16.4 mi
- Thomas Jefferson: 16.4 mi
- Prometheus: 16.4 mi
- Ann Rand: 16.4 mi
- Columbus-Belmont State Park Civil War Museum: 6.6 mi
- Warren Thomas Museum: 7.6 mi
- Discovery Center: 16.3 mi
- Geodesic Dome: 16.3 mi
- Magnolia Place Liberty Hall: 16.4 mi
- Casey Jones Marker: 9.5 mi
- Central School Monument: 16.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial: 17.5 mi
- Camp Bearregard Memorial: 19.7 mi
- Proceeding On: 21.7 mi
- European Garden: 16.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 16.2 mi
- Japanese Garden: 16.2 mi
- Children's Discovery Garden: 16.3 mi
- American Garden: 16.3 mi
- Wilson Hill: 11.8 mi
- Indian Mound: 12.5 mi
- Mathis Hill: 15.0 mi
- Fishgap Hill: 15.6 mi
- Logan Hill: 15.8 mi
- Doug Travis Wildlife Management Area: 10.4 mi
- Obion Creek Wildlife Management Area: 14.1 mi
- Coil Estate Wildlife Management Area: 18.2 mi
- Winford Wildlife Management Area: 18.5 mi
- Chalk Bluff: 4.0 mi
- A: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Three Ponds Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fishgap Hill | SW 215° | 154 m | 15.6 mi |
| Logan Hill | S 183° | 154 m | 15.8 mi |
| Wilson Hill | SSW 212° | 143 m | 11.8 mi |
| Mathis Hill | SSW 193° | 119 m | 15.0 mi |
| Indian Mound | WSW 239° | 92 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:41 | 20:19 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| December solstice | 07:06 | 16:05 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 36 | 39 | 49 | 58 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bardwell 2 E, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358608826
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