Dorsett Bluff
Dorsett Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 170 m. Nodgrass Hill stands 307 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Bratton Bluff, a cliff 1.4 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 3.3 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 170 m
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 291.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- Foster Hill: 1.6 mi
- Griffin Hill: 2.1 mi
- Kinzer Hill: 2.3 mi
- Mount Nebo Hill: 3.1 mi
- Monument Hill: 3.8 mi
- Chickasaw Trace : 6.7 mi
- Hampshire Park: 8.0 mi
- Ridley Sports Complex: 8.2 mi
- Maury County Park: 8.4 mi
- Maury County Park: 8.5 mi
- Bratton Bluff: 1.4 mi
- Morrow Bluff: 2.1 mi
- Cave Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Church Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Hicks Bluff: 3.2 mi
- Rattle and Snap: 9.1 mi
- Rattle and Snap Plantation: 9.1 mi
- Polk Home: 10.5 mi
- aMuse'um: 10.6 mi
- Rippa Villa: 14.2 mi
- Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 22.8 mi
- Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 22.8 mi
- Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 22.9 mi
- Battle of Franklin Monuments: 22.9 mi
- Cannon: 24.8 mi
- Saint Peters Episcopal Church: 10.5 mi
- Our Lady of Lever Lake: 23.1 mi
- Lillard Mill: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Dorsett Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nodgrass Hill | SE 137° | 307 m | 12.2 mi |
| Flagpole Hill | NNE 18° | 305 m | 14.4 mi |
| Gravel Hill | ENE 63° | 304 m | 9.5 mi |
| Nelson Hill | SSE 157° | 297 m | 12.4 mi |
| Kincade Hill | WSW 257° | 293 m | 6.7 mi |
| Beckett Hill | NNE 26° | 293 m | 13.0 mi |
| High Ground | NNE 16° | 292 m | 13.3 mi |
| Lofton Hill | E 101° | 290 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:31 | 20:09 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:56 | 16:00 | 16:40 |
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 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 59 | 48 | 40 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbia 3 WNW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356798641
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