Sims Bluff
Sims Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 31 m. Sand Mountain stands 149 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Whites Bluff, a cliff 0.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 198 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 31 m
How to reach it
- 198.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Lock Number Nine Left Bank Public Use Area: 3.8 mi
- Lock 8 Park: 4.4 mi
- Akron Municipal Park: 5.0 mi
- Stewart Park: 5.4 mi
- Howell Field: 7.6 mi
- Civil Rights Marker: 11.0 mi
- Firefighter: 15.7 mi
- Honor Roll of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution: 20.4 mi
- Alabama Central Female College: 20.4 mi
- Masons Marks: 20.4 mi
- Rick Rush: 20.5 mi
- Sunflower Bike Rack: 20.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 20.8 mi
- Nick Saban Statue: 21.2 mi
- Gene Stallings Statue: 21.2 mi
- Whites Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 1.9 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 2.7 mi
- Kings Mountain: 13.7 mi
- Solomon Hill: 17.4 mi
- Hays Mount: 18.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 18.8 mi
- Burton Hill: 20.2 mi
- Magnolia Grove: 19.0 mi
- Safe House Black History Museum: 19.3 mi
- Murphy-Collins House: 20.3 mi
- Old Tavern: 20.5 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 20.7 mi
- Bama Belle: 20.9 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 21.0 mi
- Shark Tooth Creek: 21.6 mi
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station: 8.1 mi
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area: 22.2 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 12.8 mi
- Erie: 16.4 mi
- Marrs Spring: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sims Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | ENE 56° | 149 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hays Mount | SW 225° | 88 m | 18.5 mi |
| Burton Hill | SW 215° | 84 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hagan Hill | SW 216° | 79 m | 22.1 mi |
| Trimble Hill | SW 223° | 77 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | SSW 205° | 77 m | 21.7 mi |
| McAlpin Hill | SSW 200° | 71 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fannin Hill | SSW 197° | 71 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro 2 WNW, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358942106
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