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George H. Carroll

George H. Carroll from directly overhead

George H. Carroll is an artwork in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George H. Carroll Lion Habitat, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 12 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates34.80733, -87.67849

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sannoner Historic District: 0.2 mi
  • Trinity Park: 0.3 mi
  • Wilson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Martin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Wood Avenue Historic District: 0.6 mi
Peaks: 53
  • River Hill: 0.9 mi
  • Bald Knob: 8.4 mi
  • Sandfall Mountain: 9.3 mi
  • Colbert Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Richardson Point: 10.3 mi
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
Artworks: 7
  • Pack of Lions: 0.0 mi
  • Dr. George William Huckaba Sundial: 0.0 mi
  • Dr George Huckaba Sundial: 0.0 mi
  • Joe Keenum Sundial: 0.1 mi
  • Romeo and Juliet: 0.1 mi
Historic sites: 6
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 2
  • George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 0.0 mi
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Wilson Dam Lookout: 3.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horsemill MountainS 175°308 m24.1 mi
Suggs MountainS 181°297 m24.2 mi
Summer House MountainWSW 245°287 m14.5 mi
Macedonia MountainSSE 162°281 m24.1 mi
Sand MountainWSW 254°268 m16.5 mi
Timber Knob MountainSW 223°263 m15.2 mi
LaGrange MountainSSE 152°262 m12.3 mi
Wildcat MountainWSW 252°262 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:03
June solstice05:3819:3120:08
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5516:0516:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553606876797872615144
Precip in4.95.15.35.05.04.85.14.44.03.74.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscle Shoals 2 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4419068424

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