Onondaga Cave State Park Vilander Bluff Unit
Onondaga Cave State Park Vilander Bluff Unit is a park in Missouri, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Little Pilot Knob stands 428 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Vilander Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Great River Road passes 48 miles off. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Missouri State Parks
How to reach it
- 48.3 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 6.4 mi off the Historic Route 66 - MO
- 64.0 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
134 named places within 25 miles
- Riverview Ranch: 0.7 mi
- Onondaga Cave State Park: 5.3 mi
- Iroquois Park: 6.7 mi
- City Lake Park: 7.0 mi
- Bourbon Park: 7.1 mi
- Blue Springs: 5.0 mi
- Onondaga Spring: 5.3 mi
- Cathedral Spring: 5.8 mi
- Pratt Spring: 6.1 mi
- Hamilton Spring: 6.5 mi
- Mineral Hill: 4.7 mi
- Lea Hill: 5.5 mi
- Fair View Hill: 6.6 mi
- Fort Hill: 8.2 mi
- Flint Hill: 9.2 mi
- Campbell Bridge Access: 1.1 mi
- Onyx Cave Conservation Area: 1.1 mi
- Blue Springs Creek Conservation Area: 2.8 mi
- Sappington Bridge Access: 4.6 mi
- Sand Ford Access: 11.3 mi
- WWI Memorial Plaque: 15.1 mi
- Hawkins Homestead: 15.9 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jason J Tonneas: 23.1 mi
- In Memory of Jay Koen: 23.2 mi
- In Loving Memory of Jay Koen: 23.2 mi
- Vilander Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Shoot-in Bluff: 17.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Bluff: 18.4 mi
- Red Bluff: 19.2 mi
- Indian Rock Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Canoehenge: 5.1 mi
- Meramec Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Meremec Caverns: 10.3 mi
- Pontoon Rides: 15.5 mi
- World's largest rocker: 18.3 mi
- Crawford County Historical: 14.7 mi
- St Clair Historical Museum: 19.2 mi
- Maramec Museum: 23.5 mi
- Ozark Agricultural Museum: 23.6 mi
- LKW Waterfront: 15.3 mi
- TL Waterfront: 15.5 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Eastbound): 16.0 mi
- Saint Clair Rest Area (Westbound): 16.1 mi
- Canoe Tower: 14.9 mi
- Educational Garden: 15.2 mi
- Waterfall (seasonal): 15.4 mi
- Hawkins Cove Natural Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Point Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Onondaga Cave State Park Vilander Bluff Unit. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Pilot Knob | SE 132° | 428 m | 12.0 mi |
| Sullivan Hill | SSW 192° | 410 m | 22.6 mi |
| Camels Hump | SSW 200° | 406 m | 24.3 mi |
| Hedley Knob | SSW 192° | 404 m | 23.6 mi |
| Flint Hill | SE 134° | 403 m | 9.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | S 187° | 392 m | 22.3 mi |
| Litton Hill | SE 127° | 384 m | 10.4 mi |
| Murry Hill | SSE 165° | 375 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Steelville 2 N, 14 mi away.
- Western Slimy Salamander11 obs
- Cave Salamander8 obs
- Longear Sunfish4 obs
- Striped Shiner4 obs
- Turkey Vulture3 obs
- Little Brown Skink3 obs
- Green Heron2 obs
- Ruby-throated Hummingbird2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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