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Whites Bluff

Whites Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Whites Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 166 m. Mount Defiance stands 398 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Trousdale County Park, a park 0.9 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 283 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
166 m

How to reach it

Coordinates36.35283, -86.15971

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks: 51
Museums: 13
  • Wynnewood State Historical Site: 9.2 mi
  • Wilson County Veterans Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Lebanon Museum and History Center: 12.7 mi
  • Smith County Heritage Museum: 13.5 mi
  • The Eads Museum: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
  • Cedars of Lebanon Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
  • Hendersonville Greenway Trail Head: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Spring Shelter: 12.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Dixon L Merritt Native Plant Garden: 20.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Backwoods Nightmare Haunted Woods: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Tennessee Visitor Center: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DefianceS 180°398 m19.3 mi
Round Top KnobSSE 166°364 m23.4 mi
Pilot KnobSSE 160°359 m16.5 mi
Lawrence KnobS 176°359 m24.5 mi
Walnut KnobSSE 159°357 m15.5 mi
Pilot KnobSSW 204°357 m18.1 mi
Jennings KnobSSW 192°353 m14.5 mi
Egypt HillSSW 206°350 m18.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:57
June solstice05:2819:2820:06
September equinox06:3318:0918:43
December solstice06:5315:5416:34

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374148586673777671594840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartsville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356782612

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