Cliff · Alabama
Watkins Bluff
Watkins Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 176 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the east, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunnyside Park, a park 1.7 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 176 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.56093, -86.75028
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sunnyside Park: 1.7 mi
- Sports Field: 1.7 mi
- Flamingo Park: 1.8 mi
- Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Boeing Recreation Area: 4.4 mi
Peaks
- Section Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Barkley Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sand Mountain High Ridge: 3.5 mi
- Bradford Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Hatton Mountain: 4.3 mi
Attractions: 41
- Helicopter: 8.5 mi
- Helicopter: 8.5 mi
- Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 11.6 mi
- U.S. Army Roland: 11.6 mi
- U.S. Army Nike Hercules: 11.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Tortoise: 13.1 mi
- Schooling fish: 13.1 mi
- Rabbit: 13.1 mi
- SkyLume: 13.1 mi
- Dragonfly: 13.1 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 11.3 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 13.1 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 13.2 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Lewis Buff: 4.2 mi
- Plymouth Rock: 5.7 mi
- Bell Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 7.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 9.6 mi
Museums: 17
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 11.8 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 13.0 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 13.6 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 13.9 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 14.8 mi
Springs: 13
- Betts Spring: 8.0 mi
- Betts Spring: 11.0 mi
- Byrd Spring: 11.9 mi
- Brahan Spring: 13.2 mi
- Big Spring: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 12: 13.1 mi
- Pavilion 9: 13.1 mi
- Pavilion 10: 13.1 mi
- Pavilion 11: 13.1 mi
- Pavilion 7: 13.1 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
Gardens: 4
- Creekwood Garden: 12.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.2 mi
- Marie's Garden: 14.9 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 18.5 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 1.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lacon: 17.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Watkins Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mountain | E 93° | 409 m | 13.1 mi |
| Wade Point | E 86° | 401 m | 13.2 mi |
| Russell Point | E 85° | 397 m | 12.3 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | ESE 112° | 391 m | 8.7 mi |
| Bell Point | ESE 108° | 387 m | 8.4 mi |
| Lehman Point | ESE 119° | 385 m | 6.7 mi |
| Bettinger Mountain | ESE 107° | 379 m | 11.8 mi |
| Husky Mountain | ESE 107° | 378 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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