Huntsville Depot
Huntsville Depot is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntsville Depot Museum Park, a park 0.1 miles away.
The story
railway station in Huntsville, the United States of America
Wikidata Q14679183, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1860
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 0.1 mi
- Gateway Greenway: 0.2 mi
- Washington Park: 0.3 mi
- Big Spring Park: 0.5 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 0.6 mi
- Echols Hill: 0.8 mi
- Russell Hill: 1.7 mi
- Garth Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Panther Knob: 3.3 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 0.5 mi
- Three Caves: 2.1 mi
- Shuttle Training Aircraft: 3.9 mi
- Main Propulsion Test Article 098: 3.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 11.2 mi
- Bell Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Lewis Buff: 12.5 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 0.5 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 0.5 mi
- Travelers II: 0.6 mi
- Travelers: 0.8 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 1.0 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 0.2 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 0.3 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.6 mi
- The Burger Factory: 0.8 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 0.5 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Early Works Museum: 0.6 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 0.6 mi
- Weeden House: 0.6 mi
- Big Spring: 0.4 mi
- Brahan Spring: 2.0 mi
- The Spring House: 2.3 mi
- Fagan Spring: 2.7 mi
- Alm's Spring: 3.0 mi
- Pavilion 1: 2.0 mi
- Pavilion 11: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 10: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 7: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 9: 2.1 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 16.3 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 4.4 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 6.5 mi
- Marie's Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
- Waterfall: 7.5 mi
- Talucah Beach: 13.4 mi
- Little Nashville: 20.5 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.9 miles of Huntsville Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | ENE 57° | 510 m | 14.6 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | ENE 72° | 508 m | 14.9 mi |
| Monte Sano Mountain | E 81° | 494 m | 4.6 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 96° | 490 m | 6.4 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 112° | 483 m | 3.2 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 74° | 481 m | 4.9 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 136° | 476 m | 6.0 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 121° | 463 m | 4.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000101OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Southern Railway System Depot, reference 71000101, listed 09/10/71.
OpenStreetMap element way/251578692
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