Cliff · Missouri
Vilhauer Bluff
Vilhauer Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 172 m. Tucker Knob stands 268 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Victorian Plaza, a park 0.8 miles away. Historic Route 66 - MO passes 2.4 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 172 m
How to reach it
Coordinates38.73922, -90.31845
- 2.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 7.8 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
- 8.5 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.2 mi off the Great River Road - Missouri
Overlooks nearby
- Mounted Binculors · 8 mi
- Mississippi River Overlook · 11 mi
- Mississippi & Missouri River Confluence Point · 12 mi
- Blind · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Victorian Plaza: 0.8 mi
- Plaza at 501: 0.9 mi
- January-Wabash Park: 1.1 mi
- Jeske Park: 1.2 mi
- Jeske Park: 1.2 mi
Artworks
- A Line Meant (Circular) Alignment (Reasoning): 1.4 mi
- Changing Identities: 2.5 mi
- I Want!: 3.1 mi
- Honey, Where’s my Metro Pass?: 3.8 mi
- Everyone Appreciates a Punctual Train: 5.0 mi
Historic sites
- Dellwood Conoco: 2.4 mi
- Chris Brown: 2.7 mi
- Site of John and Elizabeth Farmhouse (1830): 3.7 mi
- F-101: 3.8 mi
- Overland Manor (1902): 3.9 mi
Gardens: 60
- North County Agricultural Education Center: 3.8 mi
- Baden Community Garden: 5.0 mi
- Syracuse Garden: 5.6 mi
- Clemens Garden: 5.7 mi
- Old Bonhomme Elementary School Garden: 6.2 mi
Museums
- Museum of Western Jesuit Missions: 4.6 mi
- Hanley House: 6.1 mi
- Shelley House: 6.4 mi
- Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum: 6.4 mi
- Saint Louis Art Museum: 7.0 mi
Attractions
- The W Karaoke Lounge: 5.8 mi
- St. Louis Walk of Fame: 5.8 mi
- Big Muddy Adventures at the Boathouse: 7.1 mi
- Forest Park Fish Hatchery: 7.1 mi
- World's Fair Pavilion: 7.3 mi
Nature reserves: 27
- Little Creek Nature Area: 2.7 mi
- Little Creek: 2.9 mi
- Bellefontaine Conservation Area: 4.8 mi
- Saint Stanislaus Conservation Area: 6.3 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Bryan Island: 8.3 mi
Springs: 27
- Burnham Spring: 5.8 mi
- Cabanne Spring: 7.4 mi
- Bellefontaine Spring: 8.3 mi
- Caroline Loughlin Fountain: 9.4 mi
- Headwaters: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 23
- Picnic Pad 4: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Pad 3: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Pad 2: 6.5 mi
- Picnic Pad 1: 6.6 mi
- Williams Family Solar Pavilion: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 23
- Art Hill: 7.0 mi
- Government Hill: 7.4 mi
- Big Mound (Historical): 9.8 mi
- Monks Mound: 14.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Mound: 15.2 mi
Cliffs: 12
- La Charbonier Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Old Keller Quary: 16.9 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 17.9 mi
- Cliff: 18.4 mi
- Shelter Bluff: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Deer Lake Riffles: 7.1 mi
- Wise Falls: 7.8 mi
- Dripping Springs: 8.9 mi
- Creek Trek Waterfall: 13.4 mi
- Beaver Falls: 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 6
- Columbia Bottom Conservation Area: 10.2 mi
- Wilkie: 11.2 mi
- Machens: 11.3 mi
- Broadway: 13.9 mi
- Firma: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vilhauer Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tucker Knob | NNW 329° | 268 m | 19.6 mi |
| McAdams Peak | NW 324° | 246 m | 20.5 mi |
| Antire Hill | SW 219° | 237 m | 20.1 mi |
| McCoy Hill | NNW 334° | 237 m | 22.4 mi |
| Dug Hill | NNW 331° | 221 m | 24.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 224° | 205 m | 24.3 mi |
| Clarks Mound | SE 130° | 196 m | 17.3 mi |
| Two Story Hill | NW 308° | 188 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:50 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 37 | 47 | 58 | 68 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — ST Louis Lambert Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358069099
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- St. Charles · 11 mi
- East St. Louis · 13 mi
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