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Long Point

Long Point, seen from above at true elevation

Long Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 576 m. Red Hill stands 591 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Crane Top, a peak 1.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
576 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.10647, -86.10471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Johny Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Harvey's Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Dry Creek Beach: 5.9 mi
  • Winchester City Park: 6.8 mi
  • Hank Weddington Park: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 31
Springs: 18
  • Polly Anne Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Champion Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Holly Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Dogwood Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
  • Falls Branch Falls 15: 14.8 mi
  • Jumpoff Falls 90: 15.0 mi
  • Sycamore Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Black Canyon Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Hanes Hole Falls: 22.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
  • Cowan Railroad Museum: 6.6 mi
  • Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 15.7 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Hands-On Science Center: 18.4 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 19.4 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 5.5 mi
  • Franklin County Mural: 5.5 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 5.6 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 5.6 mi
  • The Rock Zoo: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 5
Historic sites: 4
Rest areas: 2
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 16.7 mi
  • Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 1
Natural arches: 1
  • Sewanee Natural Bridge: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Foster Falls Picnic Area: 24.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.3 miles of Long Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Red HillE 86°591 m15.6 mi
Claibornes ViewNE 50°578 m15.4 mi
High TopNE 42°574 m9.3 mi
Johnson TopSW 233°568 m14.8 mi
Flat TopWSW 241°567 m2.3 mi
Crane TopSSE 154°562 m1.6 mi
Talley TopSW 224°558 m8.4 mi
Cape of Good HopeENE 66°558 m12.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3119:2520:03
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5015:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596774787771604942
Precip in4.85.45.85.14.85.24.73.94.33.44.75.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winchester 5SE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356817593

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