Cliff · Tennessee
Signal Point
Signal Point is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 507 m. Ross Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Signal Point Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 6.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 507 m
How to reach it
Coordinates35.11954, -85.36689
- 6.8 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 10.0 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 26.7 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Signal Point Park: 0.1 mi
- Lena Givens Park: 1.2 mi
- Signal Mountain Boy Scout Park: 1.3 mi
- Norris Field: 1.6 mi
- Portland Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Elder Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Round Knob: 2.4 mi
- Cardboard Hill: 5.1 mi
- Raccoon Mountain: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- Moonshine Still: 4.9 mi
- Industrial Heritage: 5.3 mi
- Urban Renewal: 5.3 mi
- Trail Of Tears: 5.4 mi
- Ed Johnson Memorial: 5.5 mi
Waterfalls: 40
- Rainbow Falls 40: 0.5 mi
- Julia Falls 95: 0.5 mi
- Blowing Wind Falls: 3.6 mi
- Falling Water Falls 110: 6.8 mi
- Upper Glen Falls 12: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 38
- The Suck: 1.3 mi
- Central of Georgia 349: 6.5 mi
- Ruby Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cravens House: 7.4 mi
- Orchard Knob Reservation: 7.6 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Edwards Point: 0.8 mi
- James Point: 0.8 mi
- Williams Point: 1.3 mi
- Wilder Point: 1.7 mi
- Tennessee Wall: 3.7 mi
Museums: 20
- Coolidge National Medal of Honor Heritage Center: 5.5 mi
- Creative Discovery Museum: 5.6 mi
- Houston Museum of Decorative Arts: 5.7 mi
- Bessie Smith Cultural Center and Chattanooga African American Museum: 6.2 mi
- Siskin Museum of Religious Artifacts: 6.4 mi
Artworks: 14
- Woodland Tiger: 5.1 mi
- In Town Gallery: 5.2 mi
- Ruth Holmberg Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Resurgence I: 5.3 mi
- Shakespeare: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Audubon Society Wildlife Refuge: 5.6 mi
- North Chick Corridor: 7.0 mi
- TVA Big Ridge Small Wild Area: 8.2 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Sutton Unit: 8.3 mi
- North Chickamauga Creek Wildlife Management Area - Williams Unit: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- rain garden: 3.4 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 5.4 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 5.5 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 7.6 mi
- Sensory Garden: 7.8 mi
Springs: 6
- Burnt Cabin Springhouse: 0.6 mi
- Obar Spring: 7.0 mi
- Straight Spring: 10.1 mi
- Pryor Cave Spring: 14.3 mi
- Taylor Spring: 16.0 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Picnic Area: 5.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.7 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 11.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 14.6 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
Beaches: 4
- Chickamauga Dam Beach: 8.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Park Beach: 10.8 mi
- Chester Frost Park Beach: 12.9 mi
- Harrison Bay Park Beach: 14.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
- Saddleback Platform: 15.7 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 75 South: 15.9 mi
Natural arches: 1
- Natural Bridge: 3.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Signal Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Mountain | NW 322° | 715 m | 20.4 mi |
| Bunker Hill | NNW 334° | 703 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 12° | 693 m | 20.6 mi |
| Price Mountain | NNW 342° | 689 m | 24.1 mi |
| Flat Mountain | NNW 345° | 684 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stocker Hill | NW 316° | 654 m | 21.9 mi |
| Round Top | S 186° | 647 m | 19.6 mi |
| Buck Knob | NNE 19° | 625 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:46 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:22 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
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 | 37 | 40 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 48 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lookout Mtn-point Park, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/356775783
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