Buzzard Bluff
Buzzard Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 185 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pilot Hill, a peak 3.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 22 miles off. 57 named places lie within 25 miles, 10 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 185 m
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 204.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall · 23 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 28 mi
57 named places within 25 miles
- Hodges Town Park: 4.2 mi
- Rock Bridge Canyon Park: 5.6 mi
- Vina Park: 5.7 mi
- Red Bay Dixie Youth Baseball Complex: 11.1 mi
- Red Bay Park: 12.1 mi
- Pilot Hill: 3.1 mi
- Moore Hill: 6.0 mi
- Ikes Knob: 17.3 mi
- Freedom Hills: 17.4 mi
- Suggs Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Barnsville: 12.6 mi
- Yale: 13.1 mi
- Pikeville: 19.1 mi
- Wheeling: 24.7 mi
- Van Buren: 24.9 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 15.9 mi
- Franklin County Archives: 20.7 mi
- Jamie L. Whitten Historical Center: 23.9 mi
- Old Brilliant Train Depot: 24.1 mi
- Jacobs Ladder Bluff: 5.8 mi
- State Rock: 6.4 mi
- Cook Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 13.7 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 16.4 mi
- Factory Falls: 14.7 mi
- Mill Falls: 16.7 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 22.8 mi
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsemill Mountain | ENE 63° | 308 m | 22.7 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | ENE 61° | 297 m | 20.6 mi |
| Ikes Knob | ESE 102° | 278 m | 17.3 mi |
| Timber Knob Mountain | NNE 19° | 263 m | 24.4 mi |
| Nebo Hill | NE 53° | 261 m | 23.1 mi |
| Wagnon Mountain | NNE 23° | 261 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pilot Hill | NW 322° | 236 m | 3.1 mi |
| Moore Hill | WSW 249° | 219 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:08 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358907527
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