Race Track Bluff
Race Track Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 314 m. Joppa Mountain stands 745 m to the north, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Rich Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Norris Freeway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 314 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Norris Freeway, National
- 18.6 mi off the East Tennessee Crossing, National
- 25.6 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Norris Dam Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rich Hill: 1.5 mi
- Rhetts View: 4.3 mi
- Batten Knob: 4.9 mi
- Branners Knob: 5.2 mi
- Sourwood Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Blaine Municipal Park: 3.4 mi
- New Market City Park: 5.8 mi
- Skaggston Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Buffalo School Park: 6.8 mi
- Mascot Park: 7.8 mi
- Ramsey House Plantation: 15.7 mi
- Knox Selfie Lab: 19.6 mi
- Skyland Ranch: 21.5 mi
- Apple Barn and Cider Mill: 21.9 mi
- Ripley's Illusion Lab: 22.0 mi
- First House In Blaine: 3.5 mi
- Grainger County Historical Archives: 11.8 mi
- Roy Acuff Union Museum & Library: 11.8 mi
- Ramsey House Visitor Center: 15.6 mi
- The Muse Knoxville: 16.8 mi
- Strawberry Plains Fortification: 5.9 mi
- Netherton Campus Gate: 8.4 mi
- John Sevier Monument: 15.7 mi
- Sharps Chapel: 16.8 mi
- Old Lee Highway: 17.6 mi
- Kitts Point: 5.2 mi
- Signal Point: 5.3 mi
- Point Lookout: 13.2 mi
- Sheepwalk Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Eight Acre Bluff: 14.2 mi
- Indian Cave Park: 2.5 mi
- Buffalo Springs State Game Farm: 6.5 mi
- House Mountain Park and State Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- Narrow Ridge Earth Literacy Center: 12.4 mi
- Ijams Nature Center: 17.8 mi
- Baxter Gardens: 16.6 mi
- Van Lester Estate: 16.6 mi
- Knoxville Botanical Garden and Arboretum: 17.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 20.7 mi
- Grow Lab: 20.9 mi
- Alex Haley Statue: 18.7 mi
- Dolly Parton: 19.2 mi
- Veterans Statue: 19.2 mi
- Torchbearer Statue: 20.5 mi
- Pat Summitt Statue: 20.6 mi
- Strong rock spring: 9.2 mi
- Love's Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Tate Spring: 21.5 mi
- Rocky Spring: 24.0 mi
- Jefferson County I-40 East Rest Area: 14.2 mi
- I-81 Jefferson County West: 16.3 mi
- Boyd Hollow Falls: 18.9 mi
- Loyston: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Race Track Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Mountain | N 3° | 745 m | 8.1 mi |
| Donehew Head | NNW 326° | 643 m | 5.8 mi |
| House Mountain | WSW 255° | 629 m | 7.3 mi |
| Buzzard Knob | NE 40° | 526 m | 11.6 mi |
| Diamond Peak | N 5° | 511 m | 11.7 mi |
| Koppick Knob | ESE 112° | 502 m | 8.9 mi |
| Dalton Knob | ENE 66° | 502 m | 19.6 mi |
| Roach Knob | NE 50° | 501 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:19 | 20:18 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:44 | 17:24 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jefferson City, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356774952
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