Cliff · Alabama
Bucklight Point
Bucklight Point is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 493 m. Johnson Top stands 568 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 493 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.77259, -86.34221
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Little Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Sharp Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Jasper Point: 2.4 mi
- Bingham Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Nance Mountain: 4.1 mi
Parks
- Lacy Reservation: 6.1 mi
- Stevens Reservation: 8.8 mi
- Elliott Reservation: 9.5 mi
- Monte Sano Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Ka-Lea Park: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 44
- Alabama A&M Agribition Center: 11.1 mi
- Three Caves: 12.4 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 14.3 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 29
- Trenton Point: 4.8 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Winding Stairs: 8.6 mi
- Sand Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Sheep Bluff: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 16
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 5.9 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 11.0 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 11.5 mi
- Artistic Images: 13.9 mi
- Moon Gate: 13.9 mi
Springs: 15
- Fearn Spring: 9.7 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 9.8 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 10.2 mi
- Moore Quarter Spring: 11.1 mi
- Alm's Spring: 11.6 mi
Museums: 14
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 9.7 mi
- North Alabama Railroad Museum: 11.6 mi
- Burritt Museum: 11.9 mi
- State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 12.9 mi
- Weeden House: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Hotel Monte Sano: 11.1 mi
- Statue of William Hooper Councill: 13.1 mi
- David Wilson: 13.2 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 14.0 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 6.8 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 16.2 mi
- Neversink Pit: 19.0 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 20.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 12.5 mi
- Pavilion 7: 15.3 mi
- Pavilion 12: 15.3 mi
- Pavilion 1: 15.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 10.0 mi
- Marie's Garden: 12.7 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 20.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Little Nashville: 6.5 mi
- Bellefonte: 22.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 7.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Bucklight Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Top | N 7° | 568 m | 14.1 mi |
| High Top | N 2° | 557 m | 11.7 mi |
| Husky Top | NNE 16° | 551 m | 13.8 mi |
| Bice Mountain | N 358° | 536 m | 6.1 mi |
| Putman Mountain | NNE 18° | 532 m | 8.2 mi |
| Larkin Mountain | NE 36° | 530 m | 13.4 mi |
| Hodge Mountain | NNE 26° | 528 m | 12.7 mi |
| Maxwell Mountain | NNE 25° | 526 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:00 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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