Cliff · Alabama
Long Point
Long Point is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 283 m. Lemley Mountain stands 394 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Arab City Park, a park 3.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.31732, -86.41832
- 29.4 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Arab City Park: 3.5 mi
- Big Spring Creek Small Wild Area: 4.5 mi
- Tom Jackson Park: 6.3 mi
- Cave Mountain Small Wild Area: 7.2 mi
- Marshall County Park: 8.8 mi
Peaks
- Georgia Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Snow Point: 5.7 mi
- Cave Mountain: 7.2 mi
- Haney Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 23
- Thrasher Bluff: 5.9 mi
- Street Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Honey Bluff: 8.0 mi
- Blue Rock Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Painted Bluff: 10.2 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Dane Estes Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Federal Raid: 17.5 mi
- Battle Royal: 17.8 mi
- Exploit of Murphree Sisters: 17.8 mi
- Bailey School: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 8
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 11.1 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 11.9 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 12.6 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 13.6 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 5
- Pietà: 23.7 mi
- Saint Joseph: 23.7 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 23.8 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 23.9 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 23.9 mi
Museums: 3
- SMPA Artist House: 11.4 mi
- Albertville Museum: 12.4 mi
- 40 Acres Museum: 24.3 mi
Gardens: 3
- Laylas’s Garden: 22.9 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 23.8 mi
- Marie's Garden: 24.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Cornelius Falls: 19.3 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 20.8 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Long Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lemley Mountain | N 351° | 394 m | 14.7 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | NNW 346° | 386 m | 13.5 mi |
| McKinney Mountain | N 351° | 385 m | 13.7 mi |
| Bettinger Mountain | NNW 330° | 379 m | 15.4 mi |
| Soda Top | NNE 25° | 379 m | 16.6 mi |
| Husky Mountain | NNW 328° | 378 m | 16.0 mi |
| Middle Mountain | NNW 327° | 377 m | 16.4 mi |
| Georgia Mountain | NW 310° | 377 m | 16.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
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 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Guntersville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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