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Ivy Bluff

Ivy Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Ivy Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. Minor Hill stands 275 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Rogersville Recreation Park, a park 2.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 258 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
176 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.84203, -87.24724

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rogersville Recreation Park: 2.6 mi
  • Graceland Park: 2.7 mi
  • Elk River Lodge State Park: 2.9 mi
  • Heritage Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lovers Lane Public Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Baker Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Dedicar Mountain: 14.6 mi
  • Courtland Mountain: 15.0 mi
  • Green Bluff Mountain: 15.5 mi
  • Minor Hill: 15.5 mi
Artworks: 16
Historic sites: 14
  • Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 15.4 mi
  • Helicopter: 15.9 mi
  • Trinity School Cistern: 16.0 mi
  • Civil War Hospital: 19.5 mi
  • Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 19.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 15.9 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 15.9 mi
  • Gulf Museum: 16.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Museum: 21.5 mi
  • Southern Railway Depot: 21.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 13.3 mi
  • L&N Red Caboose: 16.6 mi
  • Staturn 1B Rocket: 21.6 mi
  • George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 24.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 3.7 mi
  • Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 11.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wilson Dam Lookout: 21.5 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Minor HillNNE 19°275 m15.5 mi
S HillNNE 33°272 m21.0 mi
LaGrange MountainSW 235°262 m22.9 mi
Adams HillNE 38°260 m15.9 mi
Dedicar MountainS 186°258 m14.6 mi
Black Ground MountainSSW 211°258 m16.2 mi
Jackson MountainSSE 157°257 m18.4 mi
Union Hill MountainSSE 160°256 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3719:2920:06
September equinox06:3818:1418:47
December solstice06:5316:0316:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553616977797973625144
Precip in6.05.55.55.35.54.63.94.04.53.64.26.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lexington, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358916773

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