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Paddy Bluff

Paddy Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Paddy Bluff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 151 m. Bald Knob stands 233 m to the south, 8.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Bluff, a cliff 0.5 miles away. US 68 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
151 m

How to reach it

Coordinates37.20144, -87.79973

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Jackson Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Cottonpatch Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Bald Knob: 2.0 mi
  • Coats Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Creekmur Hill: 3.3 mi
Parks: 40
  • Riverside Park: 6.2 mi
  • Veterans Park: 6.4 mi
  • Dawson Springs City Park: 6.5 mi
  • Princeton City Park: 6.6 mi
  • Dotson Park: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 34
Historic sites: 6
Museums: 3
  • Dawson Springs Museum & Art: 6.4 mi
  • Adsmore Museum: 7.7 mi
  • Ben E Clement Mineral Museum: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
Attractions: 1
  • Center Furnace Trail: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Paddy Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobS 176°233 m8.9 mi
Nelson HillW 267°232 m11.0 mi
Flat KnobSE 145°223 m7.4 mi
The KnobW 265°216 m11.2 mi
Felker HillWNW 294°212 m10.7 mi
Carner HillWSW 243°211 m6.6 mi
Moore HillWNW 282°211 m11.6 mi
Dunning HillS 170°209 m11.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:2919:03
June solstice05:3219:3720:15
September equinox06:4018:1518:50
December solstice07:0215:5716:38

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149596775797771604940
Precip in3.74.14.75.14.84.54.53.53.34.14.14.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Princeton 1 SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358601968

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