Cliff · Mississippi
Northwest Bluff
Northwest Bluff is a cliff in Mississippi, at a recorded elevation of 1 m. Great Sand Hill stands 1 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Ship Island Light, a historic site 5.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 70 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1 m
How to reach it
Coordinates30.24103, -88.88142
- 69.8 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 26.8 mi off the Beach Boulevard Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gulf Marine State Park: 10.5 mi
- Biloxi Town Green: 10.5 mi
- Kings Daughters Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Point Cadet Plaza and Splash Pad: 10.7 mi
- Lighthouse Park: 10.7 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Ship Island Light: 5.4 mi
- Fort Massachusetts: 5.8 mi
- USS Biloxi Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Hurricane Katrina Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Hurricane Camille Memorial: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 6
- Astronaut Fred Haise, Biloxian: 10.6 mi
- D'Iberville statue: 11.8 mi
- Ocean Springs Mosiac Wall: 12.0 mi
- Crooked Feather: 12.3 mi
- Statue: 22.7 mi
Museums: 5
- City of Biloxi Center For Ceramics: 10.6 mi
- Pleasant Reed Interpretive Center: 10.6 mi
- Maritime and Seafood Industry Museuem: 10.6 mi
- Mississippi Aviation Heritage Museum: 14.7 mi
- TrainTastic: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Red Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Red Bluff: 12.3 mi
- Martins Bluff: 21.4 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Land Trust of Mississippi Coastal Plain Weeks Bayou Site: 11.7 mi
- Cedar Point Site: 11.8 mi
- Marine Education Center: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 2
- Blossman Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Ship Island Excursions: 15.1 mi
- World’s “Largest Rocker”: 21.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Pascagoula River Rest Area Eastbound: 20.5 mi
- Pascagoula River Rest Area Westbound: 20.7 mi
Peaks: 1
- Great Sand Hill: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Round Island Lighthouse: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Northwest Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Great Sand Hill | W 270° | 1 m | 11.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:00 | 18:36 | 19:07 |
| June solstice | 05:55 | 19:26 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:45 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:24 | 17:00 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 52 | 55 | 61 | 68 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 79 | 71 | 60 | 54 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.2 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 6.9 | 5.2 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biloxi, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357941198
Day trips start here
- Biloxi · 12 mi
- D'Iberville · 13 mi
- Ocean Springs · 13 mi
- Gulfport · 16 mi
- Gautier · 19 mi
- Pascagoula · 22 mi
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