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Jonathans Bluff

Jonathans Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Jonathans Bluff is a cliff in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 90 m. Lowe Mountain stands 174 m to the southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Cypress Point Public Use Area, a park 3.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 123 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
90 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.39733, -89.87648

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cypress Point Public Use Area: 3.9 mi
  • Beach Point Public Use Area: 4.1 mi
  • Beach Point Public Use Area: 4.1 mi
  • Cypress Point Public Use Area: 4.2 mi
  • Batesville Mounds: 4.4 mi
Peaks: 10
  • Elmers Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Terrapin Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Lowe Mountain: 10.8 mi
  • Carter Mountain: 13.3 mi
  • Chickasaw Hill: 16.2 mi
Museums: 4
Cliffs: 3
Historic sites: 3
  • James Meredith statue: 19.5 mi
  • William Faulkner statue: 20.5 mi
  • Civil War Earthworks at Tallahatchie Crossing: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Nature reserves: 2
  • Sardis Waterfowl Refuge: 17.3 mi
  • Bailey Woods: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 2
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lowe MountainSE 124°174 m10.8 mi
Thacker MountainESE 106°174 m17.6 mi
Terrapin MountainSE 128°166 m10.7 mi
Sand HillE 101°141 m22.8 mi
Saddlers HillE 84°139 m19.7 mi
Carter MountainE 82°123 m13.3 mi
Spyglass HillSSE 164°117 m18.6 mi
Chickasaw HillSSE 169°99 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3819:11
June solstice05:4819:3920:16
September equinox06:4818:2518:58
December solstice07:0316:1516:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654637279838276655345
Precip in4.85.55.55.95.45.34.23.23.74.14.36.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sardis DAM, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357968700

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