Buzzard Cliff
Buzzard Cliff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 448 m. Pinnacle Mountain stands 1,074 m to the south, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Spurgeon Knob, a peak 1.1 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 448 m
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 22.2 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 25 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 25 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Spurgeon Knob: 1.1 mi
- Shannon Knob: 1.1 mi
- Rocky Mount: 5.4 mi
- Strawberry Top: 6.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 6.8 mi
- Washington County Fairgrounds: 3.6 mi
- Winged Deer Park Disc Golf Course: 4.6 mi
- Winged Deer Park: 4.7 mi
- Winged Deer Park: 4.8 mi
- Warriors Path State Park: 4.9 mi
- Massengill Monument: 4.9 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 7.3 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 8.2 mi
- Johnson City - Washington County, TN Veterans' Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Carillion: 9.9 mi
- Baker Bluff: 3.1 mi
- McAfee Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Dorn Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Hyder Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Moody Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Abrams Falls: 18.8 mi
- Blue Hole Falls: 19.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 19.8 mi
- Coon Den Falls: 21.3 mi
- Red Fork Falls: 22.0 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 5.4 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 5.6 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 5.7 mi
- Jonesborough History Museum: 10.3 mi
- Chester Inn State Historic Site and Museum: 10.5 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 7.3 mi
- Johnson City Sign: 9.3 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 9.3 mi
- Downtown Square Breezeway: 9.4 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 10.9 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 7.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 14.5 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 14.8 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County West: 20.2 mi
- I-81 Rest Area - Greene County East: 22.5 mi
- Junaluska: 8.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 10.2 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 10.3 mi
- Hampton Spring: 17.6 mi
- Shook Branch Swimming Area: 19.0 mi
- Shook Branch Picnic Ground: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Buzzard Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinnacle Mountain | S 169° | 1,074 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | S 169° | 1,048 m | 15.7 mi |
| Buffalo Mountain | SSE 162° | 1,005 m | 12.7 mi |
| White Rock | SSE 158° | 980 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cherokee Mountain | SSE 169° | 931 m | 13.1 mi |
| Chimneytop Mountain | W 262° | 926 m | 16.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | SE 140° | 922 m | 15.8 mi |
| Haynes Knob | SSE 159° | 839 m | 13.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:13 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:39 | 17:19 |
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 | 36 | 40 | 47 | 56 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bristol AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356791720
Day trips start here
- Johnson City · 10 mi
- Kingsport · 10 mi
- Elizabethton · 12 mi
- Bristol · 17 mi
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