McAlpines Bluff
McAlpines Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 22 m. Armstrong Hill stands 106 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Erie, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 195 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 12 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 22 m
How to reach it
- 194.5 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
- 15.6 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
93 named places within 25 miles
- Lock Number Six Left Bank Public Use Area: 1.7 mi
- Damsite Public Use Area: 3.9 mi
- Warrior Lock and Dam Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Lock Seven Public Use Area: 4.0 mi
- Jennings Ferry Public Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Wolf Bluff: 1.7 mi
- Meltons Bluff: 2.8 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 3.8 mi
- Choctaw Bluff: 4.4 mi
- McIntyers Bluff: 7.1 mi
- Fannin Hill: 5.9 mi
- McAlpin Hill: 5.9 mi
- Bullocks Hill: 7.4 mi
- Lamberths Mound: 8.2 mi
- Burton Hill: 8.2 mi
- Erie: 1.2 mi
- Arcola: 11.6 mi
- Aigleville: 15.0 mi
- Safe House Black History Museum: 11.8 mi
- Magnolia Grove: 11.8 mi
- Marengo County History & Archives Museum: 15.1 mi
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area: 10.1 mi
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station: 11.4 mi
- Civil Rights Marker: 8.3 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McAlpines Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Hill | SW 218° | 106 m | 18.1 mi |
| Hays Mount | WNW 282° | 88 m | 9.9 mi |
| Burton Hill | W 260° | 84 m | 8.2 mi |
| Hagan Hill | WSW 253° | 79 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | SW 231° | 77 m | 7.4 mi |
| Trimble Hill | W 266° | 77 m | 11.2 mi |
| Fannin Hill | SSW 210° | 71 m | 5.9 mi |
| McAlpin Hill | SW 221° | 71 m | 5.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro 2 WNW, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358942022
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