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Dickson Bluff

Dickson Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Dickson Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 163 m. Tie Camp Hill stands 312 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Davidson Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 18 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
163 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.28452, -88.02725

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 26
  • Clifton City Park: 7.4 mi
  • Savannah City Park: 12.5 mi
  • Tennessee Street Park: 12.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.9 mi
  • Savannah Courthouse Square: 13.2 mi
Peaks: 25
Cliffs: 15
Springs: 7
  • Mill Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Cave Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Crump Spring: 16.0 mi
Museums: 4
  • T. S. Stribling Museum: 7.4 mi
  • Tennessee River Museum: 13.3 mi
  • Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 20.4 mi
  • Shiloh Church Log (historical): 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 20.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tie Camp HillE 92°312 m19.5 mi
Fourmile Board HillENE 78°300 m18.5 mi
Dug HillESE 116°289 m15.8 mi
Bald KnobENE 66°286 m23.9 mi
Horseshoe HillNE 50°277 m22.7 mi
Smith HillNE 54°271 m15.1 mi
Davis HillE 99°258 m5.7 mi
Blair HillSE 129°243 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:04
June solstice05:3819:3320:11
September equinox06:4118:1718:51
December solstice06:5816:0516:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674777670594841
Precip in5.05.65.65.65.85.35.44.44.44.44.26.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waynesboro, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356798328

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