A Celebration of Reading
A Celebration of Reading is an artwork in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Lookout Hill stands 132 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Courthouse Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. 39 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2014-04-17
- Material
- bronze
How to reach it
39 named places within 25 miles
- Satellite dish 7: 14.6 mi
- Satellite dish 5: 14.6 mi
- Sun satellite dish: 14.7 mi
- Moon satellite dish: 14.7 mi
- Satellite dish 6: 14.8 mi
- Whitey Lee Park: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.0 mi
- Clausell Park: 2.1 mi
- Haines Island Park: 16.1 mi
- Silver Creek Park: 17.4 mi
- Alabama Heights: 11.6 mi
- Claiborne Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Marshalls Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Sakti Nakni Ontala: 23.3 mi
- Jenny Bell Hill: 16.8 mi
- Lookout Hill: 17.9 mi
- Rock Wall Hill: 21.0 mi
- Grove Hill: 21.7 mi
- Atticus Finch Monument: 0.0 mi
- Monroeville, Alabama: 0.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 23.0 mi
- Goliath: 14.7 mi
- Licenceplatesaurus: 14.8 mi
- Tireosaurus: 14.8 mi
- Conecuh County Rest Area (Northbound): 18.1 mi
- Rest Area: 18.2 mi
- Conecuh County Rest Area (Southbound): 19.3 mi
- Katherine Lee Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 14.7 mi
- Old Courthouse Museum: 0.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Celebration of Reading. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lookout Hill | N 358° | 132 m | 17.9 mi |
| Jenny Bell Hill | SW 227° | 109 m | 16.8 mi |
| Rock Wall Hill | W 271° | 54 m | 21.0 mi |
| Grove Hill | WSW 244° | 31 m | 21.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:22 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:14 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 50 | 54 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 58 | 52 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Evergreen Middleton FLD, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11178099974
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