Buffalo Cliff
Buffalo Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Green River Knob stands 531 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Bottom Cliff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 3.7 miles off. 83 named places lie within 25 miles, 47 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 219 m
How to reach it
- 3.7 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 8.3 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
83 named places within 25 miles
- Dug Hill: 3.2 mi
- Green River Hill: 3.7 mi
- Mount Matney: 14.6 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 15.9 mi
- Turkey Knob: 16.0 mi
- Green River Lake State Park: 4.2 mi
- Taylor County Park: 4.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Miller Park: 9.3 mi
- Miller Park Gazebo: 9.3 mi
- Brush Creek Church Falls: 20.4 mi
- Upper Lily Creek Falls: 21.2 mi
- Lower Lily Creek Falls: 21.3 mi
- Little Lily Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Lily Bend Falls: 21.4 mi
- Battle of Tebb's Bend Monument: 3.9 mi
- Tommy Jones Memorial: 20.6 mi
- Jamestown Memorial Circle: 21.0 mi
- Captain Andrew Offutt Monument: 23.4 mi
- Little Bottom Cliff: 0.8 mi
- Rocky Point: 21.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 23.9 mi
- Smith Ridge Beach: 4.0 mi
- Green River Park Beach: 4.1 mi
- Greensburg Heritage Garden: 12.5 mi
- American Flag Mural: 16.2 mi
- Marion County WMA and State Forest: 22.7 mi
- Marion County Heritage Center: 23.1 mi
- Kentucky Cooperage Visitors Center: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buffalo Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Green River Knob | ESE 103° | 531 m | 24.4 mi |
| Elliott Knob | E 82° | 419 m | 23.0 mi |
| Henson Knob | E 97° | 418 m | 24.5 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NE 50° | 404 m | 20.8 mi |
| Button Knob | NE 47° | 396 m | 18.4 mi |
| Putnam Knob | NNE 19° | 379 m | 23.4 mi |
| Seths Knob | NE 45° | 378 m | 18.2 mi |
| Earls Knob | NE 38° | 377 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:19 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:27 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 16:47 | 17:28 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 39 | 47 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensburg, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358583271
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