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Porter Bluff

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Elevation
497 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Round Top647 m · 16.1 mi
Nearest byway
Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway8.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:00local time
Coordinates
34.9592, -85.6480
Porter Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Porter Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded 497 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Maple View Public Use Area, a park 3.1 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
497 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Porter Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopESE 121°647 m16.1 mi
Clouse HillNNW 340°634 m24.6 mi
West RamseyNNW 343°627 m22.9 mi
Suck Creek MountainNE 38°624.84 m19.7 mi
Scott HillN 354°623 m24.1 mi
East RamseyNNW 344°616 m22.9 mi
Round KnobNE 50°601 m20.8 mi
Tip TopNNW 345°597 m23.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Cliffs: 34
Waterfalls: 28
Springs: 24
Artworks: 10
Picnic sites: 4
Natural arches: 2
Ghost towns: 2
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2118:55
June solstice05:3019:2320:00
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:4715:5616:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

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