Petty Bluff
Petty Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 178 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south-southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Saltpeter Hill, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cordell Hull Highway passes 30 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 56 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 178 m
How to reach it
- 29.8 mi off the Cordell Hull Highway
140 named places within 25 miles
- Saltpeter Hill: 0.8 mi
- Tater Knob: 2.6 mi
- Battery Knob: 3.4 mi
- Locust Knob: 4.1 mi
- Maces Hill: 4.9 mi
- Cordell Hull Overlook: 2.6 mi
- Rome Access Area: 4.7 mi
- Defeated Creek Recreation Area: 5.2 mi
- Trousdale County Park: 8.9 mi
- Turney Ford Field: 9.3 mi
- Upton Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Scraunchers Rock Bluff: 3.0 mi
- Alex Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Dripping Rock Bluff: 7.2 mi
- Mutton Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Smith County Heritage Museum: 4.0 mi
- The Eads Museum: 4.6 mi
- Granville Museum: 11.3 mi
- Wilson County Veterans Museum: 17.2 mi
- Lebanon Museum and History Center: 18.1 mi
- Cummins Falls: 24.1 mi
- Charlotte Falls: 24.4 mi
- Savannah Falls: 24.8 mi
- Big Spring: 10.5 mi
- Spring Creek: 17.0 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Spring Shelter: 3.3 mi
- Tennessee Visitor Center: 15.0 mi
- Canoe the Caney - Satellite Location: 16.5 mi
- General Hatton: 17.4 mi
- Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petty Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Defiance | SSW 211° | 398 m | 17.8 mi |
| Fisher Knob | SSW 199° | 383 m | 22.4 mi |
| Turney Knob | SSW 200° | 379 m | 22.6 mi |
| Round Top Knob | S 190° | 364 m | 19.0 mi |
| Hawkins Hill | S 187° | 363 m | 24.4 mi |
| Fodderstack Knob | SSW 195° | 362 m | 23.9 mi |
| Pilot Knob | SSW 196° | 359 m | 11.9 mi |
| Lawrence Knob | SSW 199° | 359 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:27 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 15:53 | 16:33 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 38 | 41 | 49 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 41 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carthage, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356826591
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