Bluebell Bluff
Bluebell Bluff is a cliff in Franklin, Illinois and has an elevation of 420 feet. Bluebell Bluff is situated nearby to the village West City, as well as near the town Benton.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Benton Municipal Airport and Franklin County Courthouse.
Benton Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Benton Municipal Airport is a city-owned, public-use airport located 1 nautical mile west of the central business district of Benton, a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States.
Franklin County Courthouse
Courthouse
The Franklin County Courthouse is a government building located in Benton, Illinois. It took 620 days to complete from start to finish, costing around $13 million for the courthouse itself. Franklin County Courthouse is situated 2 miles southeast of Bluebell Bluff.
Franklin County Jail
Prison
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The Franklin County Jail, located at 209 W. Main St. in Benton, is the former county jail of Franklin County, Illinois. The jail was built in 1905–06 to replace the county's previous jail, which was built in the 1840s after the county seat moved to Benton. Franklin County Jail is situated 2 miles southeast of Bluebell Bluff.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West City and Benton.
West City
Village
West City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. It is adjacent to the county seat of Benton. The population was 656 at the 2020 census. West City is situated 2 miles south of Bluebell Bluff.
Benton
Town
Photo: Aplucas0703, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Benton is a city in and the county seat of Franklin County, Illinois. The population was 6,709 at the 2020 census. In 1839, Franklin County was split roughly in half and the county seat was permanently fixed "at a hill at the south end of Rowling's Prairie", the site of the future city of Benton. Benton is situated 2 miles southeast of Bluebell Bluff.
Steel City
Hamlet
Steel City is an unincorporated community in Benton Township, Franklin County, Illinois, USA. It is located about a mile east of the county seat of Benton on Illinois Route 34. Steel City is situated 3½ miles southeast of Bluebell Bluff.
Bluebell Bluff
- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 420 feet
- Description: cliff in Franklin County, Illinois, United States
- Category: landform
- Location: Franklin, Illinois, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.02283° or 38° 1′ 22″ northLongitude
-88.93896° or 88° 56′ 20″ westElevation
420 feet (128 metres)Open location code
86CH23F6+4COpenStreetMap ID
node 354095665OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Bluebell Bluff” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Bluebell Bluff”
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