Kings Bluff
Kings Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. Parker Mountain stands 174 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Miami Public Use Area, a park 0.4 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 2.5 miles off. 71 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 31 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 2.4 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
71 named places within 25 miles
- Little Miami Public Use Area: 0.4 mi
- Bloch Park Recreational field: 1.9 mi
- Valley Creek Park: 2.2 mi
- Bloch Park: 2.2 mi
- Riverview Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Bloch Park Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- Bloch Park Athletic Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Builders of Movements and Monuments: 2.9 mi
- Rev. Hosea Williams Sr.: 2.9 mi
- Selma Voting Rights Monument: 2.9 mi
- Hatcher Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Whites Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Cunningham Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Milton Bluff: 12.9 mi
- Elm Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Parker Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 19.1 mi
- Mount Baber: 19.7 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 20.3 mi
- Cravey Hill: 20.8 mi
- Joseph T. Smitherman Museum: 2.6 mi
- The National Voting Rights Museum & Institute II: 2.8 mi
- Sturdivant Hall: 3.0 mi
- Old Depot Museum: 3.3 mi
- Edmund Pettus Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Tabernacle Baptist Church Guided Tours: 3.5 mi
- Old Cahawba Archaeological Park: 4.8 mi
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church: 4.9 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial Mural: 2.9 mi
- The Perry County Story: 2.9 mi
- Bloch Park Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Cahaba: 4.9 mi
- Cahaba River Preserve - Barton's Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kings Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Mountain | NE 43° | 174 m | 17.9 mi |
| Wildcat Hill | S 181° | 143 m | 20.3 mi |
| Mount Baber | SE 138° | 108 m | 19.7 mi |
| Morgan Hill | S 190° | 95 m | 19.1 mi |
| Cravey Hill | E 95° | 81 m | 20.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | ESE 106° | 65 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selma, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358963927
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- Selma · 3 mi
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