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Tar Bluff

Tar Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Tar Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 8 m. Honey Hill stands 12 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Island Game Management Area, a park 6.5 miles away. US-21 Scenic Highway passes 12 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
8 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.58491, -80.57788

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 22
  • cannon: 11.9 mi
  • cannon: 11.9 mi
  • Gullah 'n' Geechie Mahn Tours: 13.8 mi
  • Fontaine Fishing Charters: 15.5 mi
  • We Make Marines sign: 17.3 mi
Museums: 11
Historic sites: 9
Beaches: 8
Cliffs: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Indian Hill: 12.7 mi
  • The Mound: 16.1 mi
  • Partridge Hill: 20.0 mi
  • Honey Hill: 22.0 mi
  • Barnwell Hill: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Bistro Ten Garden: 15.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Honey HillWSW 251°12 m22.0 mi
Partridge HillWSW 249°11 m20.0 mi
Indian HillS 178°6 m12.7 mi
Barnwell HillWSW 236°5 m22.4 mi
The MoundESE 112°1 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2719:0219:34
June solstice06:1619:5720:34
September equinox07:1118:4819:21
December solstice07:2116:4417:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505359677480838278695953
Precip in2.92.93.13.12.55.05.66.54.03.82.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Beaufort Mcas, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357090090

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