Nelsons Bluff
Nelsons Bluff is a cliff in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 60 m. Lowe Mountain stands 174 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Patton Lane Park, a park 5.0 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 112 miles off. 54 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 60 m
How to reach it
- 111.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.9 mi off the Mississippi Delta Great River Road
54 named places within 25 miles
- Patton Lane Park: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.5 mi
- American League Park: 5.9 mi
- Batesville Mounds: 7.7 mi
- Riverview Recreation Area: 12.8 mi
- Persimmon Hill: 14.1 mi
- Chickasaw Hill: 15.7 mi
- Elmers Hill: 15.7 mi
- Terrapin Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Spyglass Hill: 18.4 mi
- Jonathans Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Tallahatchie Bluff: 13.0 mi
- Point 8: 23.9 mi
- Lower Lake Beach: 16.0 mi
- Tate County Genealogical: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nelsons Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lowe Mountain | E 87° | 174 m | 18.6 mi |
| Terrapin Mountain | E 89° | 166 m | 18.1 mi |
| Carter Mountain | ENE 69° | 123 m | 24.4 mi |
| Spyglass Hill | SE 127° | 117 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chickasaw Hill | SE 125° | 99 m | 15.7 mi |
| Elmers Hill | ENE 58° | 91 m | 15.7 mi |
| Persimmon Hill | SE 144° | 90 m | 14.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:39 | 20:16 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:03 | 16:16 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Batesville 2 SW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357968744
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