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Douglas Bluff

Douglas Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Douglas Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Slaughter Hill stands 246 m to the southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Copperas Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Woodlands Trace passes 17 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
171 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.26450, -87.90892

Overlooks nearby

89 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
Peaks: 29
Cliffs: 9
Historic sites: 4
  • Confederate War Memorial: 15.4 mi
  • Cannon Monument: 15.8 mi
  • Bear Spring Iron Furnace: 17.0 mi
  • Patsy Cline, Cowboy Copas, Hawkshaw Hawkins and Randy Hughes Crash Site: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Attractions: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Missionary Park Picnic Site: 13.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 21.0 mi
Museums: 1
  • Paris Henry County Heritage Center: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Slaughter HillSE 131°246 m18.2 mi
Balding KnobSE 137°237 m23.2 mi
The MoundNNE 31°215 m10.1 mi
Collier HillSSE 147°208 m10.3 mi
Durham HillSE 124°206 m7.0 mi
Rushing HillSSE 160°204 m23.2 mi
Cooley HillE 81°203 m4.7 mi
Ivy HillSE 133°202 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3019:04
June solstice05:3519:3520:13
September equinox06:4018:1618:50
December solstice07:0016:0116:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F364049586775787871604940
Precip in4.04.66.06.05.24.04.03.63.04.74.74.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tennessee Ridge, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356798710

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