Tompkins Bluff
Tompkins Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 17 m. Scott Mountain stands 168 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Murphys Bluff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 184 miles off. 47 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 17 m
How to reach it
- 183.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
47 named places within 25 miles
- Lock Number Two Park: 2.4 mi
- Lock Three Right Bank Public Use Area: 9.2 mi
- Lock Three Left Bank Public Use Area: 9.3 mi
- Steeles Landing Park: 13.5 mi
- Robert Locke Park: 14.0 mi
- Murphys Bluff: 0.6 mi
- James Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Nanafalia Bluff: 4.2 mi
- Maggs Bluff: 5.2 mi
- Black Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Grant Hill: 13.8 mi
- Soctum Hill: 14.0 mi
- Lingo Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Hill Mountain: 18.7 mi
- Betty Gap Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Failetown: 19.1 mi
- Choctaw Corner: 24.0 mi
- Aigleville: 24.2 mi
- Marengo County History & Archives Museum: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tompkins Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | WSW 255° | 168 m | 21.0 mi |
| Hill Mountain | SW 233° | 132 m | 18.7 mi |
| Betty Gap Mountain | SW 235° | 132 m | 19.9 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | S 179° | 123 m | 20.2 mi |
| Alamuchee Hill | NW 313° | 116 m | 24.1 mi |
| Lingo Mountain | WSW 237° | 108 m | 18.5 mi |
| Thornton Hill | WNW 297° | 107 m | 22.2 mi |
| Armstrong Hill | N 2° | 106 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:15 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Demopolis L&D, 23 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358978202
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