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Turner Bluff

Turner Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Turner Bluff is a cliff in Illinois, at a recorded elevation of 158 m. Bald Knob stands 314 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is George Bluff, a cliff 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
158 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.34811, -89.00535

Overlooks nearby

137 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 23
  • Deer Pond Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hills Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
  • Round Bluff Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • Robinett Park: 13.1 mi
  • Goreville City Park: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Hairy Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Taylor Bluff: 12.2 mi
  • Jims Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 12.8 mi
  • Buck Knob: 13.0 mi
Nature reserves: 20
  • Michael W. Wolff Memorial Wetlands: 3.7 mi
  • Hickory Bottoms: 3.8 mi
  • Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge: 4.0 mi
  • Grassy Slough Preserve: 4.2 mi
  • Lower Cache River Access Area: 4.4 mi
Cliffs: 18
Waterfalls: 12
  • Bjork's Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Spillway Falls: 17.9 mi
  • Ghost Dance Canyon Boulder Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Dixon Springs Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Cedar/Pakentuck Falls: 18.8 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Bulge Hole Ecological Area: 11.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 12.2 mi
  • Schwegman Ecological Area: 12.8 mi
  • Water Fall: 13.4 mi
  • Shawnee Bluffs Canopy Tour: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 8
  • Trail of Tears Memorial: 8.0 mi
  • 50 Years: 18.1 mi
  • Legend of Ondessonk: 18.1 mi
  • CCC Tree Planting: 19.1 mi
  • Superman Statue: 20.2 mi
Museums: 6
Natural arches: 4
  • Slough Arch: 1.2 mi
  • Cedar Wonders Arch: 16.4 mi
  • Pot Hole Arch: 19.2 mi
  • Natural Bridge: 22.5 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Springs: 3
  • Dixon Springs: 18.7 mi
  • Seep: 19.9 mi
  • Bell Smith Springs: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobNW 307°314 m23.4 mi
Tiptop KnobNW 316°269 m18.2 mi
Vick HillW 263°232 m19.5 mi
Millstone BluffENE 64°221 m19.2 mi
Pine KnobW 272°219 m17.6 mi
Buck KnobNNW 339°217 m13.0 mi
Iron MountainNW 305°212 m20.4 mi
Jims HillN 350°198 m12.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0018:3419:08
June solstice05:3619:4220:21
September equinox06:4518:2018:55
December solstice07:0716:0216:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353947586775797872604839
Precip in4.23.94.85.24.94.13.33.03.34.04.44.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Olmsted L&D, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/354151506

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