Ball Bluff
Ball Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 18 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Panther Stadium, a park 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 171 miles off. 45 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 18 m
How to reach it
- 171.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
45 named places within 25 miles
- Panther Stadium: 0.8 mi
- Service Park: 2.9 mi
- Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- Okatuppa Creek Public Use Area: 9.6 mi
- Woods Bluff Public Use Area: 12.7 mi
- Secession Bluff: 2.9 mi
- McGregor Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Rock Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Bucey Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Morgan Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Hatchetigbee Hills: 5.0 mi
- Dunagan Hill: 5.6 mi
- Owl Hill: 7.5 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Nannie Chufa: 15.6 mi
- Failetown: 12.9 mi
- Clarkesville: 13.2 mi
- Choctaw Corner: 23.8 mi
- Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: 6.2 mi
- World War I Monument (1924): 19.2 mi
- Clarke County Museum: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ball Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Hill | E 97° | 150 m | 21.2 mi |
| Hill Mountain | NNW 333° | 132 m | 22.1 mi |
| Betty Gap Mountain | NNW 330° | 132 m | 22.5 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | NNE 26° | 123 m | 12.2 mi |
| Dunagan Hill | NE 44° | 108 m | 5.6 mi |
| Lingo Mountain | NNW 333° | 108 m | 23.6 mi |
| Roundtop Hill | SE 143° | 105 m | 24.1 mi |
| Owl Hill | NNE 27° | 101 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:16 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 19 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358944060
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