Nanahubba Bluff
Nanna Hubba Bluff is a bluff above the Tombigbee River near Calvert in northeastern Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The historic site is known to have been occupied by Native Americans at least as far back as 1000 BC, but gained its name from the historic-era Nanibas tribe.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Cliff
- Description: archaeological site in Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “Nanna Hubba Bluff”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Calvert and Mount Vernon.
Calvert
Village
Photo: Tyler Carey, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Calvert is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Mobile and Washington counties, Alabama, United States. It is located in the extreme northeast corner of Mobile County and southeast corner of Washington County near the Tombigbee River, along U.S. Route 43. Calvert is situated 2 miles west of Nanahubba Bluff.
Mount Vernon
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Mount Vernon is a town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the Mobile metropolitan area. It incorporated in 1959. At the 2020 census the population was 1,354. Mount Vernon is situated 5 miles southwest of Nanahubba Bluff.
Nanahubba Bluff
- Categories: archaeological site and landform
- Location: Mobile, Alabama, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
31.15712° or 31° 9′ 26″ northLongitude
-87.97583° or 87° 58′ 33″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
863J524F+RMOpenStreetMap ID
node 358961558OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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In Other Languages
“Nanahubba Bluff” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “南娜胡巴懸崖”
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