Vulcan
Vulcan is an attraction in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
largest cast iron statue in the world
Dates from 1904.
Wikidata Q7943500, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Vulcan Park: 0.1 mi
- Valley View Park: 0.1 mi
- Phelan Park: 0.5 mi
- Lee Park: 0.5 mi
- Brother Bryan Park: 0.8 mi
- Shades Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Irish Hill: 6.4 mi
- Cat Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Decil’s Fountain: 0.6 mi
- The Storyteller: 0.6 mi
- Donor Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Heaviest Corner on Earth: 1.7 mi
- Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical Marker: 2.2 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 0.0 mi
- McWane Science Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 1.8 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 2.5 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 0.5 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 0.7 mi
- Rock Garden: 1.2 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 1.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
- Vulcan: 0.0 mi
- Five Points South: 0.6 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 0.9 mi
- Blaze: 1.0 mi
- Magic City Sign: 1.5 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 14.2 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 14.2 mi
- Front Porch: 14.3 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 14.3 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 14.3 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 2.0 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 6.9 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 11.1 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 11.2 mi
- King's Chair Overlook: 11.6 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 22.3 mi
- Laurel Point: 14.2 mi
- Falling Rock: 22.8 mi
- Bike Repair: 10.7 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 11.4 mi
- Peavine Falls: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.6 miles of Vulcan. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 70° | 475 m | 22.9 mi |
| Signal Mountain | ESE 118° | 460 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 108° | 447 m | 15.1 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NNE 33° | 430 m | 18.9 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NE 34° | 421 m | 18.4 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | NE 41° | 419 m | 23.5 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NE 34° | 413 m | 17.5 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | NE 35° | 411 m | 18.9 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 | 18:46 |
| 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 76000333OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Vulcan, reference 76000333, listed 07/06/76.
OpenStreetMap element way/233561533
Day trips start here
- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 27 mi
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