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Otter Bluff

Otter Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Otter Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. Pleasant Hill Knob stands 361 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Bluff, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 5.2 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.92170, -87.11466

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Historic Village: 2.4 mi
  • Fairview Historic Village: 2.4 mi
  • Fairview Recreation Center: 2.5 mi
  • Bowie Park Entrance: 3.4 mi
  • JoAnn's Outdoor Classroom: 3.4 mi
Peaks
Cliffs: 26
Museums: 19
Historic sites: 16
  • Old Town Bridge: 11.2 mi
  • Civil War Brigadier Generals Monuments: 13.4 mi
  • Battle of Franklin State Monuments: 13.4 mi
  • Battle of Franklin Monuments: 13.4 mi
  • Battle of Franklin - Winstead Hill: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 13
Gardens: 4
Attractions: 4
Nature reserves: 2
  • Brookmeade Park at Kelley's Point Battlefield: 18.6 mi
  • Glen Leven Farm: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • West Meade Waterfall: 16.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.0 miles of Otter Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pleasant Hill KnobE 88°361 m22.0 mi
McMahan KnobE 88°355 m21.4 mi
Talley HillESE 110°348 m18.7 mi
Sliders KnobE 83°344 m18.1 mi
Lookout HillESE 112°337 m16.7 mi
Chambers HillESE 112°320 m15.9 mi
Harvey KnobsE 87°315 m18.4 mi
Flagpole HillS 190°305 m2.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3319:3120:09
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5615:5916:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374150596775797771604941
Precip in4.75.05.45.55.84.85.13.43.94.04.15.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairview Bowie NAT CTR, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356825586

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