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Parker Bluff

Parker Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Parker Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 209 m. Worthington Knob stands 775 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Grasshopper Creek Recreation Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
209 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.35701, -85.04273

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 28
  • Conner Cemetery: 2.5 mi
  • Site of Salem Baptist Church: 2.9 mi
  • History Wall: 4.0 mi
  • Routes Amphitheater: 4.0 mi
  • Memorial Wall: 4.0 mi
Waterfalls: 28
  • Little Possum Falls 25: 7.1 mi
  • McGill Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
  • Richey Ridge Falls 18: 7.5 mi
  • Imodium Falls: 7.5 mi
  • Legget Branch Falls 30: 7.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Museums: 10
Attractions: 4
Beaches: 4
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • BSUMC Giving Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Garden of Prayer: 21.2 mi
  • rain garden: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • McMinn County Rest Area Northbound: 20.5 mi
  • McMinn County Rest Area Southbound: 20.5 mi
  • Saddleback Platform: 22.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.7 miles of Parker Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Worthington KnobN 359°775 m22.9 mi
Walker KnobN 2°766 m24.7 mi
Clayton KnobN 358°749 m22.5 mi
Lee KnobN 1°697 m23.8 mi
Buck KnobWNW 285°693 m14.6 mi
Flat MountainW 280°684 m24.2 mi
Potato KnobN 353°679 m19.8 mi
Pink KnobWNW 302°641 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:2620:2120:59
September equinox07:2919:0519:39
December solstice07:4616:5317:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384249586774777771594841
Precip in5.25.15.35.44.84.55.33.94.83.64.86.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton 2SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356825921

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