Buzzard Bluff
Buzzard Bluff is a cliff in Missouri, at a recorded elevation of 236 m. The Mound stands 333 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Keel Bluff, a cliff 1.6 miles away. Historic Route 66 passes 83 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 236 m
How to reach it
- 83.5 mi off the Historic Route 66, National
110 named places within 25 miles
- Birdsong State Wildlife Area: 4.5 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 5.0 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 5.5 mi
- Sac-Osage State Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Big Muddy National Fish and Wildlife Refuge Moresi Unit: 7.0 mi
- Keel Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Venter Bluff: 2.3 mi
- Lutz Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Shryers Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Moore Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Eby Hill: 1.8 mi
- Spangler Hill: 2.5 mi
- Marland Hill: 3.6 mi
- Lone Rock: 4.6 mi
- Mayes Hill: 5.4 mi
- Story: 5.6 mi
- Ebb: 6.8 mi
- Graceland: 11.6 mi
- Corbin: 13.0 mi
- Iuka Springs: 15.1 mi
- Kirkland's Cabin: 14.8 mi
- KIrkland’s Fishing Cabin: 14.9 mi
- Modlin’s Cabin: 15.4 mi
- Eagle Spirit: 16.3 mi
- Piercing Arrow: 16.3 mi
- A Friend: 15.4 mi
- Statue of Liberty: 16.2 mi
- Chapel View Prairie Conservation Area: 21.2 mi
- Sentinel Conservation Area: 24.5 mi
- El Dorado Springs Historical Spring: 15.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Mound | SSE 166° | 333 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | S 187° | 310 m | 24.8 mi |
| Hyder Hill | SSW 204° | 297 m | 19.1 mi |
| Chapel Hill | S 184° | 296 m | 22.1 mi |
| Spangler Hill | WSW 259° | 293 m | 2.5 mi |
| Mayes Hill | WSW 238° | 291 m | 5.4 mi |
| Marland Hill | SSW 204° | 284 m | 3.6 mi |
| Reader Hill | NW 318° | 283 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:54 | 20:02 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:19 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 36 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 69 | 58 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.6 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Osceola, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358067079
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