Otter House Bluff
Otter House Bluff is a cliff in Virginia, at a recorded elevation of 402 m. High Knob stands 1,288 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Alley Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail passes 5.5 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 402 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Trail of the Lonesome Pine / Daniel Boone Heritage Trail
- 11.1 mi off the Coal Heritage Trail - VA
Overlooks nearby
- Purchase Ridge Overlook · 16 mi
- Lover's Leap Overlook · 17 mi
- Tunnel Floor Observation Deck · 17 mi
- Flag Rock Overlook · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Knob: 3.2 mi
- Browder Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Miller Knob: 4.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.0 mi
- Frisby Knob: 5.1 mi
- Carrollwood Forest Sign: 5.5 mi
- Weber City Recreation Complex: 5.8 mi
- R P Kane Athletic Field: 6.7 mi
- Keith Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Indian Springs Ballfields: 7.4 mi
- Anderson Block House Monument: 4.2 mi
- Coach Harry Fry: 6.5 mi
- Dickson Elementary School: 8.3 mi
- Battle of Kingsport: 11.0 mi
- Eagle Scout Dedication: 13.0 mi
- Bald Alley Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Skeleton Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Copper Creek Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Moody Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Kit Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Car Museum: 8.3 mi
- Birthplace of Country Music Museum: 15.4 mi
- Rocky Mount State Historic Site: 17.7 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum: 18.0 mi
- Gray Fossil Site and Museum Annex: 18.0 mi
- Kingsport Aquatic Center: 11.0 mi
- Appalachian Caverns: 12.4 mi
- Bristol Thunder Valley Dragway: 14.4 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 15.9 mi
- Bristol Caverns: 19.6 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.0 mi
- Rest Area and Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Virginia Welcome Center: 12.3 mi
- Woodbooger Statue: 21.3 mi
- Junaluska: 22.4 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson: 23.3 mi
- High Knob Recreation Area: 19.2 mi
- Jacob's Nature Park at Sinking Creek: 23.8 mi
- John Douglas Wayside: 22.7 mi
- Picnic Grounds: 23.6 mi
- Betty J. Gilliam Sculpture Garden: 23.3 mi
- ETSU Community Garden: 24.3 mi
- Abrams Falls: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Otter House Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | NNW 330° | 1,288 m | 19.7 mi |
| Eagle Knob | NNW 334° | 1,196 m | 19.1 mi |
| Camp Rock | NNW 331° | 1,188 m | 18.6 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 329° | 1,130 m | 19.1 mi |
| Bowling Knob | WNW 296° | 1,075 m | 20.8 mi |
| Huff Rock | NW 319° | 1,070 m | 19.1 mi |
| Brushy Knob | NNW 340° | 1,043 m | 17.3 mi |
| Robinson Knob | NNW 344° | 1,004 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:14 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:38 | 17:18 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 70 | 58 | 47 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Kingsport, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356564332
Day trips start here
- Kingsport · 9 mi
- Bristol · 15 mi
- Elizabethton · 24 mi
- Johnson City · 24 mi
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