Cliff · Tennessee
James Point
James Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 458 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Williams Point, a cliff 0.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.1 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 458 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.11313, -85.35440
- 6.1 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 10.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Signal Point Park: 0.8 mi
- Lena Givens Park: 0.8 mi
- Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 1.0 mi
- Norris Field: 1.1 mi
- Portland Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Elder Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Round Knob: 3.0 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 4.3 mi
- Cameron Hill: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Trail Of Tears: 4.6 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 4.6 mi
- Urban Renewal: 4.7 mi
- Ed Johnson Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Ben's Garden: 4.8 mi
Waterfalls: 39
- Rainbow Falls 40: 1.1 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 1.4 mi
- Blowing Wind Falls: 4.0 mi
- Falling Water Falls 110: 6.7 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Suck: 2.1 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 5.7 mi
- Ruby Falls: 6.6 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 6.8 mi
- Cravens House: 6.9 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Williams Point: 0.5 mi
- Signal Point: 0.8 mi
- Wilder Point: 0.9 mi
- Edwards Point: 1.5 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 3.7 mi
Museums: 20
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 4.7 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 4.8 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 4.9 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 5.5 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 5.6 mi
Artworks: 14
- Woodland Tiger: 4.3 mi
- In Town Gallery: 4.4 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Shakespeare: 4.6 mi
- The Rhino: 4.6 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 4.8 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 7.3 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 7.5 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 7.8 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 8.1 mi
Gardens: 9
- rain garden: 2.8 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 4.7 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 4.8 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 7.2 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.3 mi
Springs: 7
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 1.0 mi
- Obar Spring: 6.8 mi
- Straight Spring: 9.6 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 15.0 mi
- Taylor Spring: 15.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 8.9 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 10.7 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 13.8 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 7.4 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 10.1 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 12.4 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 13.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 15.1 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 16.3 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 3.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of James Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NW 321° | 715 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 333° | 703 m | 19.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | N 10° | 693 m | 20.9 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNW 343° | 684 m | 21.9 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 316° | 654 m | 22.7 mi |
| Round Top | S 189° | 647 m | 19.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 16° | 625 m | 17.8 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NW 318° | 624.84 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356812969
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