Skip to content

Gracelyn Rose sculpture

Gracelyn Rose sculpture from directly overhead

Gracelyn Rose sculpture is an artwork in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 186 m. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east-northeast, 4.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntsville Museum of Art, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Built
2021
Height
11'
Material
iron

How to reach it

Coordinates34.72741, -86.58689

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Spring Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Community Foundation Park: 0.3 mi
  • Washington Park: 0.3 mi
  • Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 0.5 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 25
Historic sites: 21
Artworks: 21
  • Travelers II: 0.1 mi
  • Small Bull sculpture: 0.2 mi
  • Travelers: 0.3 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 0.5 mi
  • Moon Gate: 0.7 mi
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Big Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 1.6 mi
  • The Spring House: 2.1 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 2.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 1: 1.6 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 1.7 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 1.7 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 1.7 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.4 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 7.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 23.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Gracelyn Rose sculpture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Monte Sano MountainENE 74°494 m4.4 mi
Chestnut KnobE 92°490 m6.1 mi
Round Top MountainESE 104°483 m2.8 mi
Logan PointENE 68°481 m4.8 mi
Huntsville MountainSE 134°476 m5.5 mi
Sand PointESE 117°463 m3.9 mi
Jasper PointENE 75°462 m11.9 mi
Wade MountainNNW 345°455 m6.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5116:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10813173748

More artworks in Alabama

Drive to it

Byway plans a real route around stops like this one.

Private beta · Free to join

Take the scenic way to Gracelyn Rose sculpture.

Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.

Private beta · Free to join · No card · Invite when a spot opens