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Buzzard Bluff

Buzzard Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 222 m. Buteomont stands 369 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Bluff, a cliff 1.9 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 3.8 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
222 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.93145, -87.08195

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wilkins Branch Mountain Bike Park: 3.3 mi
  • Bowie Park Entrance: 3.8 mi
  • Fairview Historic Village: 3.9 mi
  • Historic Village: 3.9 mi
  • Fairview Recreation Center: 3.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
  • Old Town Bridge: 9.3 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 11.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 11.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin Monuments: 11.8 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 11.8 mi
Museums: 28
Cliffs: 26
Artworks: 18
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 17.0 mi
  • Glen Leven Farm: 21.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 14.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of Buzzard Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
ButeomontE 94°368.8 m21.4 mi
Pleasant Hill KnobE 90°361 m20.1 mi
McMahan KnobE 90°355 m19.6 mi
Daddy KnobE 96°353 m21.5 mi
Talley HillESE 114°348 m17.3 mi
Sliders KnobE 84°344 m16.2 mi
Lookout HillESE 117°337 m15.3 mi
Potato HillE 92°326 m21.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150596775797771604941
Precip in4.75.05.45.55.84.85.13.43.94.04.15.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairview Bowie NAT CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791703

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