Scottsboro Boys Mural
Scottsboro Boys Mural is an artwork in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Little Cumberland Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is College Hill Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.
The nine Scottsboro Boys being arrested after being taken from a train. At right, people march 'towards the future.' Above: Judge Horton, Sheriff Matt Wann, and attorney Leibowitz, who helped the Boys avoid death. At the top are all nine Scottsboro Boys.
What the record says
- Material
- brick
How to reach it
- 22.9 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tater Knob: 1.3 mi
- Poorhouse Mountain: 2.1 mi
- July Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 4.8 mi
- Cotton Mountain: 5.6 mi
- College Hill Historic District: 0.2 mi
- King Caldwell Park: 0.8 mi
- Jackson County Park: 2.5 mi
- McNary Reservation: 3.6 mi
- Scottsboro Municipal Park: 3.6 mi
- The Slipoff: 13.5 mi
- Piney Point: 13.8 mi
- Winding Stairs: 14.1 mi
- Trenton Point: 14.2 mi
- Sand Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Champion Spring: 19.6 mi
- Austin Spring: 20.2 mi
- Graham Springs: 20.6 mi
- Graham Springs: 20.6 mi
- Polly Anne Spring: 21.7 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 0.3 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 12.6 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 12.6 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 17.5 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 22.2 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 6.7 mi
- Neversink Pit: 9.0 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 22.0 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 0.2 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 0.5 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 23.8 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 23.8 mi
- Bellefonte: 5.7 mi
- Little Nashville: 12.5 mi
- Bootsville: 21.0 mi
- Rawlingsville: 24.0 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 8.5 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 20.4 mi
- The band Alabama: 23.8 mi
- Pisgah Gorge Falls #1: 10.1 mi
- Waterfall: 24.5 mi
- Dye Ditch Gang: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Scottsboro Boys Mural. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Cumberland Mountain | NNW 345° | 543 m | 20.8 mi |
| Doctor Knob | NNW 344° | 537 m | 19.1 mi |
| Miller Mountain | NNW 335° | 531 m | 20.9 mi |
| Larkin Mountain | NNW 332° | 530 m | 20.2 mi |
| Round Knob | NNW 344° | 525 m | 13.3 mi |
| Summers Top | N 10° | 522 m | 19.7 mi |
| Little Coon Mountain | N 5° | 520 m | 17.5 mi |
| Crow Mountain | N 6° | 519 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:59 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsboro, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12986774368
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