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Buzzard Roost

Buzzard Roost, seen from above at true elevation

Buzzard Roost rises to 236 m in Tennessee. Flagpole Hill stands 305 m to the east, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Patten Park, a park 4.9 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 13 miles off. 125 named places lie within 25 miles, 51 of them named summits.

The story

mountain in Hickman County, Tennessee, United States of America

Wikidata Q31665132, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
236 m

How to reach it

Coordinates35.87395, -87.40112

125 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 51
Parks: 35
  • Patten Park: 4.9 mi
  • Buford McCord Memorial Park: 6.4 mi
  • Centerville River Park: 7.0 mi
  • C.A. Thompson Park: 7.7 mi
  • Swan Creek Ranch: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 31
Historic sites: 2
Museums: 2
Attractions: 1
  • Steam Engine: 13.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Artworks: 1
Springs: 1
  • Nolan Spring: 21.1 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flagpole HillE 87°305 m15.6 mi
Gravel HillESE 113°304 m21.4 mi
Kincade HillSSE 162°293 m15.1 mi
Beckett HillE 94°293 m16.9 mi
High GroundE 90°292 m14.8 mi
McClanahan HillSSE 167°283 m20.2 mi
Elam HillESE 116°282 m15.1 mi
Vestal HillESE 104°281 m15.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:02
June solstice05:3419:3220:10
September equinox06:3818:1418:48
December solstice06:5716:0016:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374149576573767569584840

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerville 4NE, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/356791755

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