Cliff · Tennessee
Dripping Rock Bluff
Dripping Rock Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 168 m. Short Mountain stands 635 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Eads Museum, a museum 2.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 168 m
How to reach it
Coordinates36.21228, -85.91915
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Turney Ford Field: 2.9 mi
- Cordell Hull Overlook: 6.4 mi
- Defeated Creek Recreation Area: 7.0 mi
- Granville Recreation Area / Indian Creek Campground: 7.1 mi
- Sunset Pavilion: 7.1 mi
Peaks
- Battery Knob: 4.2 mi
- Winfree Knob: 4.6 mi
- Locust Knob: 5.5 mi
- Tater Knob: 6.4 mi
- Evans Mountain: 6.6 mi
Cliffs: 18
- Petty Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Upton Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Scraunchers Rock Bluff: 9.9 mi
- Alex Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Mutton Bluff: 13.3 mi
Museums: 11
- The Eads Museum: 2.7 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 3.3 mi
- Granville Museum: 8.0 mi
- Baxter Visitor Center and Museum: 16.0 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 20.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Cummins Falls: 19.6 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 20.5 mi
- Savannah Falls: 21.0 mi
- Burgess Falls: 21.2 mi
- Middle Falls: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Big Spring: 14.6 mi
- Spring Creek: 18.6 mi
- Pinhook: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 3
- CRMC Basin Garden: 23.1 mi
- Tech Native Plant Garden: 23.2 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 24.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- General Hatton: 20.7 mi
- The Pink Elephant: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Spring Shelter: 7.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 7.8 mi
Attractions: 1
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 1
- TTU Eagle Statue: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Dripping Rock Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | S 188° | 635 m | 24.1 mi |
| Mason Mountain | S 185° | 533 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sugartree Knob | SSW 192° | 446 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pilot Knob | ESE 104° | 408 m | 23.1 mi |
| Mount Defiance | SW 235° | 398 m | 16.6 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SW 218° | 383 m | 19.4 mi |
| Turney Knob | SW 218° | 379 m | 19.7 mi |
| Round Top Knob | SSW 210° | 364 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:27 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
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 | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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