Buzzards Roost Bluff
Buzzards Roost Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Layman Knob stands 275 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Point, a peak 1.0 miles away. Duncan Hines Scenic Road passes 9.6 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 169 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Duncan Hines Scenic Road
- 212.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the US 68 Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Sunset Point · 26 mi
- Green River Bluffs Overlook · 26 mi
- Dixon Cave · 26 mi
- Furlong Cemetery · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bald Point: 1.0 mi
- Netters Point: 1.6 mi
- Buffalo Hill: 3.3 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 7.4 mi
- Crowder Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Everette Park: 13.2 mi
- Logsdon Park West: 16.3 mi
- Logsdon Park: 16.3 mi
- Anneta Community Park: 16.3 mi
- Logsdon Park East: 16.3 mi
- Green River Museum: 12.3 mi
- Fordsville railroad museum: 22.4 mi
- Riverview at Hobson Grove: 23.5 mi
- Downing Museum: 24.4 mi
- The Historic Railpark and Train Museum: 24.5 mi
- Day Cliffs: 15.3 mi
- Marcum Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Stumps Bluff: 17.2 mi
- Hawkers Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 24.9 mi
- Confederate-Union Veterans Monument: 11.6 mi
- fort hartford reconstruction: 19.6 mi
- Jerusalem Ridge- Bill Monroe Homeplace: 14.1 mi
- Baker Arboretum: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.0 miles of Buzzards Roost Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Layman Knob | NE 48° | 275 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hoover Hill | ENE 64° | 264 m | 9.7 mi |
| Dug Hill | E 87° | 264 m | 21.9 mi |
| Shipley Knob | SE 128° | 257 m | 13.9 mi |
| Crumps Knob | ESE 120° | 256 m | 20.8 mi |
| Brooks Knob | ESE 120° | 254 m | 21.2 mi |
| Duncan Hill | NNW 338° | 249 m | 12.7 mi |
| Powell Hill | N 4° | 247 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:24 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:32 | 20:11 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:10 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:57 | 15:52 | 16:33 |
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 | 35 | 38 | 46 | 56 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 70 | 59 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Nolin RVR Lake, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358583538
Day trips start here
- Morgantown · 12 mi
- Caves and Lakes · 21 mi
- Mammoth Cave National Park · 24 mi
- Bowling Green · 25 mi
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