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House Bluff

House Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

House Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 54 m. Parker Mountain stands 174 m to the north-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Bluff, a cliff 3.0 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 9.0 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
54 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.40569, -86.72054

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • R E Bob Woodruff Park: 3.7 mi
  • Swift Creek Park: 5.4 mi
  • Prairie Creek Public Land Use: 5.5 mi
  • R.E.R Neighbor Hood Public Area: 14.2 mi
  • Spinner Park: 14.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 15
Artworks: 9
  • The Perry County Story: 17.3 mi
  • Civil Rights Memorial Mural: 17.3 mi
  • 1Lt Karl W. Richter: 21.9 mi
  • Wright Flyer (Replica): 21.9 mi
  • Violata Pax Dove: 24.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Edmund Pettus Bridge: 17.4 mi
  • Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours: 17.8 mi
  • Go To Church Or the Devil Will Get You! Sign: 19.2 mi
  • Town of Spectre: 22.9 mi
  • Old Cahawba Archaeological Park: 23.2 mi
Peaks: 8
  • Cravey Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Johnson Hill: 8.2 mi
  • Parker Mountain: 13.0 mi
  • Gin Shop Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Gunter Hill: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Bloch Park Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Peace and Justice Memorial Garden: 23.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parker MountainNNW 327°174 m13.0 mi
Gin Shop HillENE 75°138 m14.1 mi
Mount BaberSSW 200°108 m17.9 mi
Cantelous HillESE 107°104 m15.6 mi
Cobbs HillE 79°95 m19.7 mi
Gunter HillESE 105°94 m15.0 mi
Cravey HillSSE 160°81 m4.3 mi
Johnson HillS 172°65 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:4119:2219:58
September equinox06:3618:1318:45
December solstice06:4516:0916:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057637278818075655449
Precip in4.55.75.63.64.24.34.64.73.62.94.65.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selma 6 SSE, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358916367

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