Staturn 1B Rocket
Staturn 1B Rocket is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Wade Mountain stands 455 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocket Rest Area, a rest area less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 279 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 51 m
How to reach it
- 279.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- John Barnes Park: 3.8 mi
- Ardmore Town Park: 3.9 mi
- Morris Municipal Park: 5.0 mi
- Bassham-Phillips Park: 5.4 mi
- AmVets: 6.5 mi
- Rogers Hill: 7.2 mi
- Whitt Hill: 9.0 mi
- Meetinghouse Hill: 10.0 mi
- Turkey Knob: 10.8 mi
- Adams Hill: 11.3 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 4.9 mi
- Lyon Family Farms: 16.7 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 18.8 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 20.6 mi
- Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 21.4 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 0.0 mi
- Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Hospital: 3.2 mi
- Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 6.2 mi
- Helicopter: 11.1 mi
- Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 9.1 mi
- Pig, In Memoriam: 10.8 mi
- Fiddle Player: 11.1 mi
- Athens City Mural: 11.4 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 11.1 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 11.1 mi
- Gulf Museum: 11.2 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 21.5 mi
- State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 21.7 mi
- Ward Bluff: 5.5 mi
- Winding Stair Bluff: 8.5 mi
- Winding Stair Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Harper Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Whitaker Bluff: 15.2 mi
- Betts Spring: 17.8 mi
- Smithers Spring: 19.2 mi
- Betts Spring: 21.8 mi
- Big Spring: 23.3 mi
- Brahan Spring: 23.8 mi
- Hickory House: 18.4 mi
- Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets: 22.3 mi
- Pavilion 1: 23.8 mi
- Pavilion 10: 23.9 mi
- Pavilion 11: 23.9 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 17.6 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 24.2 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 0.0 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 18.6 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Staturn 1B Rocket. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mountain | ESE 121° | 455 m | 18.3 mi |
| Capshaw Mountain | SE 137° | 381 m | 12.7 mi |
| Madkin Mountain | SE 145° | 376 m | 24.4 mi |
| Weeden Mountain | SE 144° | 371 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chapman Mountain | ESE 123° | 370 m | 23.6 mi |
| Drake Mountain | SE 127° | 367 m | 18.0 mi |
| Burwell Mountain | SE 125° | 354 m | 14.3 mi |
| Copperas Hill | NNE 29° | 352 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:01 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ardmore, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4419390054
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