Artwork · Alabama
Vulcan
Vulcan is an artwork in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 9.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Height
- 54 m
- Material
- iron
How to reach it
Coordinates33.49173, -86.79550
- 9.8 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Vulcan Park: 0.1 mi
- Valley View Park: 0.1 mi
- Phelan Park: 0.5 mi
- Lee Park: 0.5 mi
- Brother Bryan Park: 0.8 mi
Peaks
- Shades Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Irish Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cat Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 8.4 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Decil’s Fountain: 0.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 0.6 mi
- Donor Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Heaviest Corner on Earth: 1.7 mi
- Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
Museums: 13
- Vulcan Museum: 0.0 mi
- McWane Science Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 1.8 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 2.5 mi
Gardens: 9
- Blazer Gardens: 0.5 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 0.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.2 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
Attractions: 7
- Vulcan: 0.0 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 2.0 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 6.9 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 11.1 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 7
- Five Points South: 0.6 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 0.9 mi
- Blaze: 1.0 mi
- Magic City Sign: 1.5 mi
- African Village in America: 3.0 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Cannon Pavillion: 14.2 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 14.2 mi
- Front Porch: 14.3 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 14.3 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Ruffner Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Laurel Point: 14.2 mi
- Falling Rock: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Bike Repair: 10.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Peavine Falls: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Vulcan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 70° | 475 m | 22.9 mi |
| Signal Mountain | ESE 118° | 460 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 108° | 447 m | 15.1 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NNE 33° | 430 m | 18.9 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NE 34° | 421 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | NE 41° | 419 m | 23.5 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NE 34° | 413 m | 17.5 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | NE 35° | 411 m | 18.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birmingham AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11755961984
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