Herrings Bluff
Herrings Bluff is a cliff in Texas, at a recorded elevation of 484 m. Bald Knob stands 700 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Bluff, a cliff 0.9 miles away. Texas Forts Trail passes 21 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 484 m
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Texas Forts Trail
71 named places within 25 miles
- Hoffman Cemetery: 2.6 mi
- San Clemente Mission (Site Located 10 Miles Southeast): 5.7 mi
- Site of Pickettville: 7.6 mi
- Colorado River Ferry Crossing: 7.8 mi
- Abilene & Southern Depot: 8.1 mi
- City Park: 8.5 mi
- Concho Recreation Area: 11.3 mi
- Friendship Day Use Area: 19.4 mi
- Winters Community Center: 22.0 mi
- Memory Lake Park: 24.9 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 0.9 mi
- Buffalo Bluff: 2.2 mi
- Deadmans Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Brushy Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Memory Lane Antique Car Museum: 8.2 mi
- Z I Hale Museum: 21.3 mi
- The Earnest and Dorothy Barrow Foundation Museum: 21.7 mi
- Bead Mountain: 15.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 24.4 mi
- Table Mountain: 24.5 mi
- Doole: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herrings Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Knob | N 7° | 700 m | 24.4 mi |
| Table Mountain | N 1° | 688 m | 24.5 mi |
| Bead Mountain | ENE 70° | 603 m | 15.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:19 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:35 | 20:13 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 17:04 | 17:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 84 | 83 | 76 | 66 | 55 | 46 |
| Precip in | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ballinger 2 NW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/356736470
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