Harper Bluff
Harper Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 177 m. Capshaw Mountain stands 381 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Hill, a peak 3.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 265 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 177 m
How to reach it
- 265.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Elk River Lodge State Park: 7.4 mi
- Rural Village Park: 8.0 mi
- Limestone County Park: 8.3 mi
- Bassham-Phillips Park: 9.2 mi
- Coffman Mitchell Park: 9.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.3 mi
- Adams Hill: 10.9 mi
- Minor Hill: 12.6 mi
- S Hill: 16.1 mi
- Dedicar Mountain: 18.6 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 3.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 4.5 mi
- Ivy Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Melton Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 8.4 mi
- Helicopter: 10.1 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 10.2 mi
- Civil War Hospital: 12.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 14.5 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Athens City Mural: 10.2 mi
- Fiddle Player: 10.3 mi
- Dragonfly: 20.9 mi
- Beaver: 20.9 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 10.1 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 10.1 mi
- Gulf Museum: 10.4 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 19.7 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 20.3 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 9.6 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 14.5 mi
- Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 18.9 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 23.1 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 12.1 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 14.5 mi
- Shady Grove: 19.8 mi
- Rose Garden: 20.8 mi
- Hickory House: 22.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Harper Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capshaw Mountain | E 99° | 381 m | 22.3 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 113° | 349 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bell Hill | NNE 20° | 308 m | 22.8 mi |
| Powder Mill Hill | NNW 348° | 304 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kings Mountain | N 11° | 301 m | 24.7 mi |
| Quarter Mountain | E 93° | 300 m | 24.9 mi |
| Fort Hill | NNE 13° | 288 m | 23.8 mi |
| Turkey Knob | NE 37° | 286 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358914515
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