Cliff · Alabama
Ballew Point
Ballew Point is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 351 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the north-northeast, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 351 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.48259, -86.54916
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cedar Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Bettinger Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Clarksville Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Husky Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Gullion Mountain: 2.5 mi
Parks
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center: 4.7 mi
- Southside Park: 8.1 mi
- Madison County Nature Trail and Study Center: 8.3 mi
- New Hope City Park: 8.4 mi
- McGucken Park: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 45
- Huntsville Speedway: 6.0 mi
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 12.7 mi
- Helicopter: 14.8 mi
- Helicopter: 14.9 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Black Bluff: 2.0 mi
- Mill Bluff: 3.5 mi
- Clark Bluff: 4.3 mi
- Coffee Bluff: 4.4 mi
- Bean Rock Bluff: 4.7 mi
Historic sites: 16
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 12.5 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 14.5 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Eternal Flame: 17.0 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 17.3 mi
Museums: 14
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 14.6 mi
- Burritt Museum: 16.1 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 16.9 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 17.0 mi
- Early Works Museum: 17.1 mi
Artworks: 13
- ART Custom Framing: 12.6 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 12.9 mi
- SkyLume: 15.0 mi
- Artistic Images: 16.4 mi
- Moon Gate: 16.5 mi
Springs: 13
- Byrd Spring: 12.7 mi
- Brahan Spring: 15.7 mi
- Betts Spring: 16.3 mi
- Alm's Spring: 16.9 mi
- Big Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 12: 15.6 mi
- Pavilion 9: 15.6 mi
- Pavilion 7: 15.6 mi
- Pavilion 11: 15.6 mi
- Pavilion 10: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 19.0 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 20.6 mi
Gardens: 3
- Marie's Garden: 12.3 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 18.2 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lacon: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Ballew Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mountain | NNE 20° | 409 m | 4.9 mi |
| Wade Point | NNE 15° | 401 m | 6.7 mi |
| Russell Point | N 7° | 397 m | 6.6 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | ENE 59° | 394 m | 6.1 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | WNW 303° | 391 m | 4.0 mi |
| Bell Point | NW 310° | 387 m | 4.4 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | ENE 68° | 386 m | 4.4 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | ENE 68° | 385 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:25 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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