Cliff · Alabama
Steeles Bluff
Steeles Bluff is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 55 m. Sand Mountain stands 149 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. River Road Scenic Byway passes 198 miles off. 14 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 55 m
How to reach it
Coordinates32.97651, -87.76112
- 197.7 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Lock Number Nine Left Bank Public Use Area: 3.4 mi
- Lock 8 Park: 5.8 mi
- Akron Municipal Park: 6.8 mi
- Stewart Park: 6.9 mi
- Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 29
- Civil Rights Marker: 11.9 mi
- Firefighter: 14.9 mi
- Honor Roll of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution: 19.3 mi
- Alabama Central Female College: 19.3 mi
- Masons Marks: 19.3 mi
Artworks: 25
- Rick Rush: 19.4 mi
- Sunflower Bike Rack: 19.7 mi
- Three Sisters: 19.7 mi
- Nick Saban Statue: 20.2 mi
- Gene Stallings Statue: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 21
- Steeles Bluff: 0.3 mi
- Whites Bluff: 1.6 mi
- Sims Bluff: 1.8 mi
- Wilson Bluff: 3.4 mi
- Eagle Bluff: 4.1 mi
Peaks: 14
- Kings Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Solomon Hill: 17.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 18.5 mi
- Childress Hill: 19.3 mi
- Hays Mount: 19.3 mi
Museums: 11
- Murphy-Collins House: 19.2 mi
- Old Tavern: 19.3 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 19.6 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 19.7 mi
- Northport Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Bama Belle: 19.7 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 19.8 mi
- Shark Tooth Creek: 20.6 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station: 9.9 mi
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Erie: 18.0 mi
Springs: 1
- Marrs Spring: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Steeles Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Mountain | ENE 62° | 149 m | 18.5 mi |
| Hays Mount | SW 220° | 88 m | 19.3 mi |
| Burton Hill | SSW 211° | 84 m | 21.3 mi |
| Hagan Hill | SSW 212° | 79 m | 23.2 mi |
| Trimble Hill | SW 218° | 77 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | SSW 202° | 77 m | 23.0 mi |
| McAlpin Hill | SSW 197° | 71 m | 22.3 mi |
| Fannin Hill | SSW 194° | 71 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:11 | 16:49 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscaloosa AP Asos, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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