Black Bluff
Black Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 11 m. Alamuchee Hill stands 116 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Soctum Hill, a peak 5.1 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 5.8 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 11 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 181.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
60 named places within 25 miles
- Lock Three Right Bank Public Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Lock Three Left Bank Public Use Area: 5.4 mi
- Kinterbish State Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Foscue Creek Park: 13.9 mi
- Foscue Creek Area: 14.0 mi
- Soctum Hill: 5.1 mi
- Grant Hill: 9.9 mi
- Armstrong Hill: 11.0 mi
- Kid Hill: 13.1 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 16.8 mi
- Maggs Bluff: 6.4 mi
- James Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Tompkins Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Murphys Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Gardners Bluff: 14.0 mi
- Aigleville: 16.0 mi
- Arcola: 20.1 mi
- Marengo County History & Archives Museum: 15.4 mi
- Sumter Welcome Center: 21.6 mi
- The Simmons-Wright Company: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Black Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alamuchee Hill | WNW 287° | 116 m | 17.0 mi |
| Thornton Hill | W 266° | 107 m | 18.4 mi |
| Armstrong Hill | NNE 12° | 106 m | 11.0 mi |
| Burton Hill | NNE 13° | 84 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hagan Hill | N 10° | 79 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | NNE 21° | 77 m | 21.7 mi |
| Trimble Hill | N 5° | 77 m | 24.3 mi |
| Grant Hill | E 93° | 75 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:14 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Demopolis L&D, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358987354
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