Cliff · Alabama
Plymouth Rock
Plymouth Rock is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 171 m. Wallace Mountain stands 409 m to the east, 7.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 171 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.54815, -86.65138
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bald Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Ransom Hill: 1.4 mi
- John Black Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Walling Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lehman Point: 2.4 mi
Parks
- Redstone Arsenal Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Laceys Spring Recreation Center: 4.0 mi
- Sunnyside Park: 4.7 mi
- Flamingo Park: 5.1 mi
- Sports Field: 5.2 mi
Attractions: 44
- Huntsville Speedway: 6.8 mi
- Helicopter: 8.5 mi
- Helicopter: 8.5 mi
- Skylab Vehicle Cluster: 11.2 mi
- SLS Core Stage Pathfinder: 11.2 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Bell Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Lewis Buff: 1.9 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 2.5 mi
- Coffee Bluff: 5.7 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- SkyLume: 10.9 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 12.0 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 12.4 mi
- Artistic Images: 12.5 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 18
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 10.6 mi
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 11.0 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 11.6 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 12.5 mi
Museums: 14
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 10.6 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 11.3 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 12.9 mi
- Early Works Museum: 13.0 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 13.1 mi
Springs: 13
- Byrd Spring: 8.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 9.4 mi
- Brahan Spring: 11.3 mi
- Big Spring: 13.1 mi
- Betts Spring: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 12: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 9: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 7: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 10: 11.2 mi
- Pavilion 11: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 13.6 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Marie's Garden: 10.8 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 13.1 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 15.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 4.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 15.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Lacon: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.4 miles of Plymouth Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace Mountain | E 89° | 409 m | 7.5 mi |
| Wade Point | ENE 76° | 401 m | 7.8 mi |
| Russell Point | ENE 73° | 397 m | 6.9 mi |
| Lemley Mountain | E 97° | 394 m | 11.1 mi |
| Whitesburg Mountain | SE 134° | 391 m | 3.4 mi |
| Bell Point | SE 125° | 387 m | 2.9 mi |
| Meeks Mountain | ESE 106° | 386 m | 10.3 mi |
| Lehman Point | S 175° | 385 m | 2.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358924900
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