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Tarpley Bluff

Tarpley Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Tarpley Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 206 m. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Daisye Musgrave Hulan Park, a park 4.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 316 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
206 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.53979, -86.52722

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
Historic sites: 15
Museums: 10
  • Tennessee Walking Horse National Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Vice Grip Garage Auto Museum & Gift Shop: 15.9 mi
  • Beechcraft Heritage Museum: 19.7 mi
  • Moore County Old Jail Museum: 19.8 mi
  • Tullahoma History Museum: 21.9 mi
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
  • Natural Spring House: 17.1 mi
  • Short Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Maney Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Tarpley Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobENE 58°412 m15.3 mi
Hickory HillNE 45°405 m11.6 mi
Pilot KnobNE 53°396 m17.8 mi
Soapstone HillNE 46°386 m11.1 mi
Versailles KnobN 357°381 m12.4 mi
Ransom HillNE 45°374 m7.9 mi
Stamp HillSSW 197°373 m13.3 mi
Pinnacle HillN 4°372 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2418:58
June solstice05:3219:2820:06
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5215:5816:37

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394351606875797872614942
Precip in5.35.65.85.05.05.05.14.24.23.74.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shelbyville Water Dept, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356778541

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