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Cedar Bluffs

Cedar Bluffs from directly overhead

Cedar Bluffs is a nature reserve in Indiana, at a modelled elevation of 161 m. Weed Patch Hill stands 322 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliffs, a cliff 0.1 miles away. Indiana's Historic Pathways passes 13 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
The Nature Conservancy

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.03634, -86.56615

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 59
Historic sites: 30
Artworks: 16
Attractions: 16
  • Dam Overlook Platform: 3.5 mi
  • Shirley Springs Cave: 5.9 mi
  • Monroe Convention Center: 9.0 mi
  • Upland Brewing Company: 9.6 mi
  • Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park: 12.0 mi
Museums: 11
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 5
  • Wonderlab Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Butler Park Community Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Jesse H. and Beulah Chanley Cox Arboretum: 9.6 mi
  • Selma Steele’s garden: 13.5 mi
  • Interpretive Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
  • Scoutcraft: 7.2 mi
  • Eagle Quest: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.3 mi
  • Shady Pines Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Paynetown Beach: 7.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weed Patch HillENE 64°322 m20.8 mi
Bearwallow HillNE 52°313 m23.9 mi
Hohen PointENE 68°307.8 m19.7 mi
Hesitation PointENE 62°306 m19.9 mi
Cooks HillNNE 34°292 m24.4 mi
Maple HillNE 44°291 m19.0 mi
Baughman HillNE 46°287 m20.2 mi
Browning HillE 83°283 m16.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:5119:2319:58
June solstice06:2120:3621:16
September equinox07:3519:1019:45
December solstice08:0216:4617:28

Local time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443546472757367554434
Precip in3.42.73.84.94.55.14.93.33.63.73.73.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloomington Monroe CO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/154767833

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