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Swallow Bluff

Swallow Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Swallow Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 110 m. Smith Hill stands 271 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Jane Bluff, a cliff 3.0 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 27 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
110 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.38896, -88.14892

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks: 26
  • Clifton City Park: 9.0 mi
  • Tennessee Street Park: 12.4 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 12.6 mi
  • Savannah Courthouse Square: 12.7 mi
  • Savannah City Park: 13.0 mi
Peaks: 24
Cliffs: 14
Springs: 6
  • Rock Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Crump Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Mill Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Arnold Hollow Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Cave Spring: 20.0 mi
Museums: 5
  • T. S. Stribling Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Tennessee River Museum: 12.7 mi
  • Buford Pusser Home & Museum: 17.1 mi
  • Shiloh Church Log (historical): 21.1 mi
  • Beech River Heritage Museum: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Shiloh National Military Park: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Rainbow Falls: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swallow Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Smith HillE 85°271 m19.2 mi
Davis HillESE 123°258 m14.9 mi
Baptist HillSE 131°238 m24.2 mi
Sand HillS 171°227 m21.1 mi
Sand MountainWNW 284°224 m18.3 mi
Davidson HillESE 122°223 m11.9 mi
Hughes HillESE 106°221 m9.7 mi
Ward HillNE 52°219 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3119:05
June solstice05:3919:3420:12
September equinox06:4118:1818:51
December solstice06:5916:0516:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F384250596875797871604941
Precip in4.64.65.65.84.65.54.73.34.23.74.45.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decaturville, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356778263

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