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Chalk Bluff

Chalk Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Chalk Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 127 m. Davis Hill stands 258 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Spring, a spring 1.9 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 31 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
127 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.28147, -88.28976

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 27
  • Wayne Jerrolds River Park: 4.5 mi
  • Savannah Courthouse Square: 4.5 mi
  • Riverside City Park: 4.5 mi
  • Tennessee Street Park: 4.6 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 5
  • Rock Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Crump Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Chalybeate Spring: 19.9 mi
  • Mill Spring: 23.1 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 23.2 mi
Museums: 4
  • Tennessee River Museum: 4.5 mi
  • Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Shiloh Church Log (historical): 10.8 mi
  • T. S. Stribling Museum: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 9.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chalk Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Davis HillE 92°258 m20.5 mi
Sand HillSE 140°227 m17.5 mi
Sand MountainNW 321°224 m15.4 mi
Davidson HillE 86°223 m18.1 mi
Hughes HillENE 74°221 m17.9 mi
Sand MountainSSE 164°211 m13.2 mi
Mount PeterW 272°209 m13.8 mi
Russ CoalingsENE 73°209 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5818:3219:05
June solstice05:4019:3420:12
September equinox06:4218:1818:52
December solstice06:5916:0616:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414453627077818074635244
Precip in4.95.45.65.76.24.44.94.14.33.94.25.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Savannah 6 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356793812

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