Cliff · Alabama
Whittaker Narrows
Whittaker Narrows is a cliff in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 188 m. Nat Mountain stands 489 m to the north-northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Soda Top, a peak 1.9 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 188 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.56009, -86.30610
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Soda Top: 1.9 mi
- Nebo Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rich Top: 2.0 mi
- Hawkins Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Shin Point: 4.2 mi
Parks
- Grant Park: 4.3 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 4.5 mi
- New Hope City Park: 6.6 mi
- Stevens Reservation: 6.8 mi
- Elliott Reservation: 7.2 mi
Attractions: 44
- Cathedral Caverns: 4.9 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 4.9 mi
- Honeycomb Natural Bridge: 7.1 mi
- Huntsville Speedway: 13.0 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 26
- Big Rock: 2.7 mi
- Honey Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Painted Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Blue Rock Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Clark Bluff: 11.0 mi
Museums: 16
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 17.0 mi
- Burritt Museum: 17.1 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 17.1 mi
- Civilian Conservation Corps Museum & Memorial: 17.4 mi
- U.S. Veterans Memorial Museum: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 14
- Meridian Arts Gallery: 10.7 mi
- Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 12.0 mi
- ART Custom Framing: 12.4 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 17.3 mi
- SkyLume: 18.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
- 1989 Tornado Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Ricky's Rocket: 18.0 mi
- Hotel Monte Sano: 18.1 mi
- Eternal Flame: 19.7 mi
- Kaffeeklatsch: 19.9 mi
Springs: 12
- Little Chalybeate Spring: 16.5 mi
- Fearn Spring: 16.5 mi
- Byrd Spring: 17.3 mi
- Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 17.4 mi
- Alm's Spring: 17.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 17.4 mi
- Pavilion 12: 19.4 mi
- Pavilion 7: 19.4 mi
- Pavilion 9: 19.4 mi
- Pavilion 11: 19.5 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 8.1 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 10.7 mi
- Neversink Pit: 23.7 mi
Gardens: 2
- Marie's Garden: 13.9 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Little Nashville: 14.0 mi
- Bellefonte: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 13.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Whittaker Narrows. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nat Mountain | NNE 19° | 489 m | 9.9 mi |
| McCoy Mountain | NE 38° | 460 m | 8.8 mi |
| Splitrock Mountain | N 8° | 457 m | 5.8 mi |
| Drake Mountain | NW 313° | 440 m | 12.9 mi |
| Gunters Mountain | E 87° | 420 m | 7.3 mi |
| Wallace Mountain | W 267° | 409 m | 12.2 mi |
| High Point | NW 320° | 408.5 m | 12.4 mi |
| Wade Point | W 275° | 401 m | 12.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:25 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:10 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:49 | 16:00 | 16:39 |
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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