Civil War Cannon Lathe
Civil War Cannon Lathe is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 214 m. Doss Mountain stands 296 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Samford Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 11 miles off. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 28.1 mi off the Interstate 185
Named places within 25 miles
- Samford Park: 0.0 mi
- Ross Square: 0.1 mi
- Auburn University Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Cater Lawn: 0.2 mi
- RBD Library Park: 0.2 mi
- Bent: 0.1 mi
- Eta Kappa Nu: 0.1 mi
- Bent: 0.3 mi
- Pat Sullivan: 0.4 mi
- John Heisman: 0.4 mi
- WWI Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Veteran's Memorial Monument: 0.5 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 15.4 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 15.4 mi
- Julie Collins Smith Museum of Fine Art: 1.2 mi
- Museum of East Alabama: 6.6 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: 15.4 mi
- Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center: 17.5 mi
- Legacy Museum: 17.5 mi
- University Seal: 0.0 mi
- Founders' Oak: 0.6 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 17.8 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 17.8 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 17.9 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 0.0 mi
- Centennial Garden: 0.1 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 0.7 mi
- Macon County Rest Area South Bound: 10.1 mi
- Macon County Rest Area North Bound: 10.6 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 23.2 mi
- Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Coon Creek Tract: 22.7 mi
- Baxley Hill: 20.0 mi
- Doss Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 13.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Civil War Cannon Lathe. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Mountain | NNW 330° | 296 m | 20.6 mi |
| Baxley Hill | WSW 252° | 148 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn No.2, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4760950355
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