Buzzard Cliff
Buzzard Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 244 m. Bee Knob Hill stands 306 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Cow Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 194 miles off. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 57 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 244 m
How to reach it
- 194.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Lincoln Heritage Scenic Highway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Old Kentucky Turnpike
- 26.9 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
Overlooks nearby
- Overlook Landing - Pathway of a President · 23 mi
- Overlook Trail · 26 mi
128 named places within 25 miles
- Wilmoth Hill: 3.3 mi
- Gross Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cecil Hill: 3.8 mi
- Blueball Hill: 6.4 mi
- Fullove Hill: 9.2 mi
- Taylors Bend Park: 12.2 mi
- Glendale Park: 12.4 mi
- Clarkson City Park: 12.5 mi
- University Park: 12.6 mi
- Freeman Lake Park: 13.8 mi
- Three County Corner: 9.5 mi
- The Cannonball: 14.2 mi
- Kentucky September 11th Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Stith: 18.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Statue: 21.5 mi
- Swope's Cars of Yesteryear: 13.4 mi
- Kentucky High School Basketball Hall of Fame: 14.1 mi
- Hardin County Museum: 14.1 mi
- Patton Museum Foundation: 17.8 mi
- The Lincoln Museum: 21.4 mi
- Cow Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Day Cliffs: 16.7 mi
- Potlick Point: 21.6 mi
- The Narrows: 22.5 mi
- Cedar Point: 24.2 mi
- Rise of Rough Spring: 4.2 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 19.4 mi
- Round Stone Spring: 19.4 mi
- Sinking Spring: 22.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birth Cabin: 22.7 mi
- Site of the Boundary Oak: 22.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Birthplace: 22.7 mi
- Caboose Car: 24.9 mi
- Native Plants Garden: 16.4 mi
- Fairview Lavender Farm: 20.4 mi
- The Boy Lincoln: 21.5 mi
- Vernon Douglas State Nature Preserve: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buzzard Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bee Knob Hill | N 3° | 306 m | 13.4 mi |
| Blueball Hill | NE 38° | 304 m | 6.4 mi |
| Gross Hill | E 81° | 294 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | S 178° | 292 m | 16.6 mi |
| Jacobs Knob | SE 136° | 292 m | 16.7 mi |
| Three Springs Knob | SE 135° | 291 m | 19.5 mi |
| Buck Knobs | N 4° | 280 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hogback Hill | NNW 332° | 280 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:49 | 19:22 | 19:57 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:31 | 21:10 |
| September equinox | 07:33 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:49 | 17:30 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Corners, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358583494
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