Short Creek Bluff
Short Creek Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 217 m. Splitrock Mountain stands 457 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ellenburg Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 24 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 217 m
How to reach it
- 24.0 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 28.4 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ellenburg Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Moores Hill: 1.7 mi
- Martin Hill: 1.7 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 2.2 mi
- Marshall County Park: 2.4 mi
- Yogi Bears Jellystone Park: 3.1 mi
- Tom Jackson Park: 4.5 mi
- Rose Road Park and Playground: 6.6 mi
- Tennis Complex: 6.6 mi
- Street Bluff: 5.4 mi
- Thrasher Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Honey Bluff: 8.2 mi
- Long Point: 10.8 mi
- Big Rock: 11.1 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 1.8 mi
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 7.7 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 8.1 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 13.9 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 13.9 mi
- SMPA Artist House: 7.0 mi
- Albertville Museum: 7.6 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 23.7 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 23.7 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 23.7 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 23.9 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 23.9 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 24.1 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 17.7 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 17.9 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 21.3 mi
- Bailey School: 24.5 mi
- Bootsville: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Short Creek Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Splitrock Mountain | N 351° | 457 m | 18.8 mi |
| Aurora Mountain | SSE 168° | 425 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gunters Mountain | NNE 15° | 420 m | 13.8 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | NW 311° | 394 m | 16.3 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | NW 304° | 386 m | 16.2 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | NW 309° | 385 m | 15.5 mi |
| Soda Top | NNW 345° | 379 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNE 23° | 379 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guntersville No.2, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358928837
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