Buzzard Roost Bluff
Buzzard Roost Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 184 m. Wilson Hill stands 254 m to the west-southwest, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Pickens Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 184 m
How to reach it
- 12.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.6 mi off the Woodlands Trace, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pickens Hill: 0.7 mi
- Schoolhouse Knob: 1.2 mi
- Paley Hill: 1.5 mi
- Polk Hill: 2.3 mi
- Graveyard Knob: 2.3 mi
- Pine Knob Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Peter Cave Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Piney Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Tudor Bluff: 5.0 mi
- Marion Crittenden County Park: 4.9 mi
- Riverview Park: 9.8 mi
- "Sis" Baker Park: 11.0 mi
- Paul F. Riley WOW Park: 11.4 mi
- Buddy Rogers Park: 11.5 mi
- Fredonia Valley Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Coal Miner Statue: 12.1 mi
- US Veterans Memorial: 17.9 mi
- Confederate Soldier Monument: 17.9 mi
- December 10th, 2021 Tornado Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Battery Rock Alcove Waterfall: 13.2 mi
- Panther Cascade: 15.3 mi
- Panther Falls: 15.3 mi
- Colorful Bluffs Waterfall: 15.5 mi
- Ripple Canyon Falls: 22.3 mi
- Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 5.7 mi
- Adsmore Museum: 17.8 mi
- Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 20.5 mi
- Fluorspar Museum: 20.9 mi
- John Marshall House Museum: 24.9 mi
- Jones-Keeney Wildlife Management Area: 19.6 mi
- Higginson-Henry Wildlife Management Area: 19.9 mi
- Livingston County Wildlife Management Area and State Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Pounds Hollow Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Newman's Bluff State Nature Preserve: 24.6 mi
- Picnic/Park: 17.9 mi
- Lakeview: 24.2 mi
- Cave in Rock: 12.6 mi
- Decker Spring: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Buzzard Roost Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Hill | WSW 242° | 254 m | 6.4 mi |
| Jackson Knob | SW 217° | 248 m | 9.1 mi |
| Crayne Knob | SW 220° | 240 m | 8.5 mi |
| Obie Mound | NNW 331° | 226 m | 9.0 mi |
| Cochran Hill | SW 228° | 223 m | 8.0 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 208° | 214 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pickens Hill | W 278° | 212 m | 0.7 mi |
| Crider Hill | NNW 343° | 212 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:38 | 20:17 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:51 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 15:58 | 16:38 |
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 | 34 | 38 | 47 | 57 | 67 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 47 | 38 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Providence, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358583534
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