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Belchers Bluff

Belchers Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Belchers Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 136 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitchells Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 284 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
136 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.32533, -86.17693

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 56
Cliffs: 13
Museums: 13
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 9.1 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 10.6 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 22.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Historic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 13.0 mi
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 177°398 m17.4 mi
Fisher KnobS 174°383 m23.4 mi
Turney KnobS 175°379 m23.4 mi
Round Top KnobSSE 162°364 m21.9 mi
Grandfather KnobSSW 192°363 m23.9 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 154°359 m15.1 mi
Lawrence KnobS 173°359 m22.7 mi
Walnut KnobSSE 153°357 m14.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356787193

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