Sand Cliff
Sand Cliff is a cliff in Kentucky, at a recorded elevation of 392 m. Morris Hill stands 470 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Cliff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway passes 11 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 392 m
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Cumberland Cultural Heritage Highway
- 26.3 mi off the Cumberland Historic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- The Gran Abbott Hill: 1.5 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.1 mi
- Brammer Hill Ridge: 2.5 mi
- Pilot Rock: 2.8 mi
- Clay Hill: 3.5 mi
- Coal Cliff: 0.3 mi
- Balls Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Cindy Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Silvermine Cliff: 0.6 mi
- Tabletop Cliff: 1.2 mi
- Great Gulf Overlook: 5.1 mi
- Big Creek: 5.2 mi
- Panoramic Trail: 5.3 mi
- Natural Arch Scenic Area: 6.3 mi
- Yamacraw Day Use Area: 7.3 mi
- Chimney Arch: 6.0 mi
- Natural Arch: 6.4 mi
- Yahoo Arch: 6.7 mi
- Koger Arch: 8.5 mi
- Coal Branch Natural Arch: 9.4 mi
- Yahoo Falls: 6.1 mi
- Lick Creek Falls: 8.7 mi
- Big Spring Falls: 11.4 mi
- Meadow Creek Falls: 12.1 mi
- Town Creek Falls: 14.3 mi
- The Ritner Swinging Bridge: 1.4 mi
- Freedom Church Swinging Bridge: 1.5 mi
- Beast Mode: 7.4 mi
- Hollow Rock: 10.8 mi
- Grren Ford Swinging Bridge: 10.8 mi
- First Boy Scout Troop: 12.4 mi
- Burnside: 12.4 mi
- Wayne County Doughboy: 12.8 mi
- Six Gun City: 15.1 mi
- Confederate Mass Grave Monument: 18.2 mi
- Koger Spring: 7.1 mi
- Mill Spring: 12.2 mi
- Lake Cumberland Slaves Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Senator John Sherman Cooper: 19.5 mi
- Pickett CCC Memorial State Park: 19.8 mi
- Buck Creek Wildlife Management Area: 23.4 mi
- Stop: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Sand Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morris Hill | W 268° | 470 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lexton Mountain | SSW 195° | 468 m | 12.4 mi |
| Dolen Mountain | SSW 200° | 453 m | 12.5 mi |
| Sulphur Spring Mountain | W 264° | 448 m | 13.7 mi |
| Watts Mountain | S 190° | 443 m | 11.5 mi |
| Rice Mountain | SW 218° | 438 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pilot Rock | W 263° | 435 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dobbs Hill | S 191° | 433 m | 8.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:16 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:23 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:46 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/Kentucky/Monticello).
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 | 56 | 65 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 58 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello 3 NE, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358613256
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