Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Valley Teaching Farm, a garden 0.6 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 10 miles off.
The story
museum and national historic landmark in Birmingham, Alabama
Dates from 1983.
Wikidata Q7541393, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 10.0 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Marconi Park: 0.6 mi
- Rotary Trail Park: 0.7 mi
- Avondale Mills Park: 0.9 mi
- Henley Park: 0.9 mi
- Linn Park: 1.0 mi
- Shades Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Irish Hill: 5.7 mi
- Cat Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Lassiter Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Heaviest Corner on Earth: 0.9 mi
- Steelworker: 1.0 mi
- Donor Memorial: 1.4 mi
- The Storyteller: 1.4 mi
- Decil’s Fountain: 1.4 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 0.8 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 1.0 mi
- McWane Science Center: 1.0 mi
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 1.1 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 2.0 mi
- Jones Valley Teaching Farm: 0.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
- Avondale Rose Garden: 1.1 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 1.7 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 1.7 mi
- Magic City Sign: 0.9 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 1.4 mi
- Five Points South: 1.4 mi
- Blaze: 1.7 mi
- Vulcan: 2.0 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 15.4 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 15.4 mi
- Front Porch: 15.5 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 15.5 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 15.5 mi
- Vulcan: 2.0 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 6.2 mi
- Trussville Entertainment District: 12.5 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 12.9 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 13.0 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 9.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 24.3 mi
- Laurel Point: 15.1 mi
- Falling Rock: 24.8 mi
- Bike Repair: 9.1 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 12.5 mi
- Peavine Falls: 15.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 75° | 475 m | 22.1 mi |
| Signal Mountain | SE 125° | 460 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 116° | 447 m | 15.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NE 37° | 430 m | 17.1 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NE 38° | 421 m | 16.6 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | NE 45° | 419 m | 21.9 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NE 38° | 413 m | 15.8 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | NE 39° | 411 m | 17.1 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 | 18:45 |
| 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/129478688
Day trips start here
- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 25 mi
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