Cliff · Arkansas
Handford Bluff
Handford Bluff is a cliff in Arkansas, at a recorded elevation of 125 m. Irons Mountain stands 477 m to the south, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Ben West Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Great River Road passes 105 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 125 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.93507, -92.02710
- 105.0 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 4.2 mi off the Sylamore Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Ben West Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Isaac West Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Wolf Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Sir Alec Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Brandenburg Mountain: 3.6 mi
Parks: 28
- Guion Park: 4.2 mi
- Ozark Folk Center State Park: 6.2 mi
- City Park Stone Ampitheater: 6.5 mi
- Blanchard Springs Recreation Area: 8.7 mi
- Sylamore Experimental Forest: 10.8 mi
Cliffs: 19
- Simpson Point: 6.9 mi
- Logan Point: 9.5 mi
- McGee Point: 10.2 mi
- Painters Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Fortune Point: 11.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Steele Falls: 10.2 mi
- Three Springs Falls: 20.6 mi
- Cougar Falls: 20.9 mi
- Dewey Canyon Falls: 20.9 mi
- Bumpers Falls: 20.9 mi
Museums: 4
- Stone County Museum: 6.8 mi
- Melbourne AR History Museum: 10.9 mi
- Tomlinson Art and Science Center: 14.1 mi
- Old Independence Regional Museum: 24.2 mi
Attractions: 4
- Blanchard Spring: 8.6 mi
- Blanchard Springs Caverns: 8.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 22.2 mi
- Arkansas Lime Co. No. 2: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Hidden Spring: 10.1 mi
- Tassel Spring: 21.3 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Jimmie White Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Batesville Confederate Monument: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Harness: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.0 miles of Handford Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irons Mountain | S 174° | 477 m | 5.3 mi |
| Dodd Mountain | SW 220° | 428 m | 7.7 mi |
| Collins Hill | SW 229° | 404 m | 10.5 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | S 174° | 396 m | 7.4 mi |
| Cooper Point | SSW 211° | 390 m | 8.2 mi |
| Miller Mountain | SSE 150° | 388 m | 8.5 mi |
| Prince Hill | SSW 207° | 388 m | 10.7 mi |
| Kemp Hill | SSW 200° | 386 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:53 | 19:51 | 20:29 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:33 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:16 | 16:19 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 42 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 41 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MTN View, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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