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Lillard Bluff

Lillard Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Lillard Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 246 m. Hinch Mountain stands 931 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Watts Bar Dam Recreation Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
246 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.60118, -84.76383

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 26
Waterfalls: 19
  • Lower Piney Falls 40: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Piney Falls 80: 10.6 mi
  • Pine Branch Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Hemlock Falls: 10.7 mi
  • Deep Pool Cascades 8: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 18
  • Spring City Bus/Train Accident Memorial: 8.3 mi
  • Troop 45: 13.4 mi
  • Clarence Darrow: 15.8 mi
  • William Jennings Bryan: 15.8 mi
  • Centinnial Park Water Fountain Monument: 15.9 mi
Springs: 12
  • Sensaboy Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Holloway Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Moulton Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Mars Hill Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Clearwater Spring: 8.6 mi
Museums: 8
  • Meigs County Historical Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Spring City Depot Museum & Railfan Spot: 8.4 mi
  • Jane Manley Museum: 13.1 mi
  • McMinn County Living Heritage Museum: 14.4 mi
  • Rhea County Museum: 15.8 mi
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Spring City Railfan Spot: 8.4 mi
  • Roadside Table: 10.2 mi
  • Roane County Park Picnic Shed 5: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 12.6 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 12.8 mi
  • Cumberland County I-40 West Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Sam: 10.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Lillard Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hinch MountainNW 316°931 m17.3 mi
Dorton KnobNW 318°910 m18.3 mi
Bear Den MountainNW 321°893 m17.6 mi
Brady MountainNW 323°893 m19.4 mi
Black MountainNNW 338°862 m19.8 mi
Big Rock MountainNNW 346°824 m22.2 mi
Thorny MountainN 352°811 m23.1 mi
Ellis MountainN 353°796 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1719:51
June solstice06:2520:2120:59
September equinox07:2819:0419:38
December solstice07:4616:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384149586674787771594841
Precip in5.65.25.35.44.64.85.43.34.33.24.65.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 7NE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356895270

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