Cathedral Caverns
Cathedral Caverns is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 236 m. Bingham Mountain stands 519 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Cathedral Caverns State Park, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.
The story
state park of a state of the United States
Dates from 2000.
Wikidata Q1050851, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 28.4 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 0.4 mi
- Grant Park: 3.3 mi
- Burns Reservation: 5.9 mi
- Elliott Reservation: 5.9 mi
- Stevens Reservation: 6.5 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Gunters Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Rich Top: 3.3 mi
- Evans Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Soda Top: 5.0 mi
- Whittaker Narrows: 4.9 mi
- Big Rock: 6.6 mi
- Trenton Point: 13.0 mi
- Honey Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Street Bluff: 13.8 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 12.3 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 12.4 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 20.4 mi
- Burritt Museum: 20.6 mi
- SMPA Artist House: 20.8 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 12.6 mi
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 12.9 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 15.8 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 16.3 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 18.3 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 0.0 mi
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 10.0 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 12.6 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 13.0 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 17.8 mi
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 19.6 mi
- Fearn Spring: 19.6 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 20.5 mi
- Alm's Spring: 20.9 mi
- Byrd Spring: 21.5 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 21.3 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 21.3 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 22.0 mi
- Eternal Flame: 23.3 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 23.5 mi
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 20.5 mi
- Pavilion 12: 23.3 mi
- Pavilion 7: 23.3 mi
- Pavilion 9: 23.3 mi
- Pavilion 11: 23.3 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 5.9 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 8.8 mi
- Neversink Pit: 19.7 mi
- Little Nashville: 12.3 mi
- Bellefonte: 18.3 mi
- Waterfall: 16.8 mi
- Pisgah Gorge Falls #1: 21.8 mi
- Marie's Garden: 17.9 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 20.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Cathedral Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bingham Mountain | NNW 346° | 519 m | 15.9 mi |
| Nat Mountain | N 349° | 489 m | 8.5 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | N 6° | 460 m | 5.9 mi |
| Splitrock Mountain | NW 320° | 457 m | 6.2 mi |
| Drake Mountain | WNW 299° | 440 m | 16.3 mi |
| Tater Knob | NE 52° | 421 m | 12.6 mi |
| Gunters Mountain | ESE 103° | 420 m | 2.5 mi |
| July Mountain | NE 55° | 411 m | 8.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:24 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:00 | 16:39 |
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, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3643008034
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