Dickson Bluff
Dickson Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 166 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Dickson Chapel Recreation Area, a park 1.5 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 284 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 166 m
How to reach it
- 284.0 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Dickson Chapel Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Hunters Point Access Area: 1.9 mi
- Hartsville Access Area: 5.6 mi
- Trousdale County Park: 6.2 mi
- Trey Park: 6.5 mi
- Ward Hill: 5.6 mi
- Spanish Needle Knob: 6.6 mi
- Cedar Knob: 7.9 mi
- Sandstone Knob: 8.7 mi
- Millstone Knob: 9.1 mi
- Wynnewood State Historical Site: 6.1 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 8.3 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 8.3 mi
- Sumner County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Pumphouse museum: 12.3 mi
- Sevenmile Bluff: 2.6 mi
- Indian Ladder Bluff: 3.1 mi
- Mitchells Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Whitleys Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Belchers Bluff: 4.0 mi
- John and Hester Lane Cedar Glades State Natural Area: 21.3 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 23.9 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 24.1 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 24.2 mi
- Percy Priest WMA - Unit 2: 24.5 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 18.9 mi
- Seven Points Picnic Area: 22.3 mi
- Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 18.7 mi
- The Hermitage: 21.6 mi
- Nashville Shores Water Park: 23.0 mi
- Visitor Center: 23.9 mi
- Big Spring: 6.5 mi
- Spring Creek: 12.1 mi
- General Hatton: 8.4 mi
- Clover Bottom Mansion: 24.7 mi
- Stahlman Waterfront: 12.5 mi
- Swimming Area: 23.1 mi
- Spring Shelter: 17.0 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 17.0 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SSE 164° | 398 m | 17.9 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSE 164° | 383 m | 24.0 mi |
| Turney Knob | SSE 165° | 379 m | 24.0 mi |
| Round Top Knob | SSE 152° | 364 m | 23.3 mi |
| Grandfather Knob | S 182° | 363 m | 23.3 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SE 141° | 359 m | 17.2 mi |
| Lawrence Knob | SSE 163° | 359 m | 23.5 mi |
| Pilot Knob | S 189° | 357 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:23 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 19:28 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 15:54 | 16:34 |
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 | 37 | 42 | 49 | 58 | 67 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 7 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798333
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