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Woods Bluff

Woods Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Woods Bluff is a cliff in Tennessee, at a recorded elevation of 229 m. Locust Knob stands 412 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Whiteside Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
229 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.44507, -86.38860

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 58
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 7
Historic sites: 6
  • Bellbuckle Caboose: 10.1 mi
  • Jack Daniel: 11.2 mi
  • Beech Grove Confederate Cemetery: 15.0 mi
  • B.H. Goethert Memorial Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Nathan Bedford Forrest Monument: 21.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Short Springs Natural Area: 11.9 mi
  • Tims Ford Nature Center: 17.2 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.4 mi
  • Hickory Flat Woods WMA: 20.8 mi
  • May Prairie Designated State Natural Area: 20.8 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Franklin County Mural: 23.7 mi
  • University of Tennessee Mural: 23.7 mi
  • Dinah Shore Murals: 23.7 mi
  • Tims Ford Lake Mural: 23.7 mi
Attractions: 2
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Old Stone Fort Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.3 miles of Woods Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Locust KnobNNE 20°412 m15.5 mi
Hickory HillN 2°405 m14.7 mi
Pilot KnobNNE 21°396 m18.4 mi
Soapstone HillN 1°386 m14.2 mi
Gilly HillNE 40°386 m21.4 mi
Versailles KnobNNW 336°381 m20.7 mi
Prater HillNNE 24°378 m20.6 mi
Ransom HillN 350°374 m12.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:58
June solstice05:3119:2720:05
September equinox06:3418:1018:44
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, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/356783981

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