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Nectar Covered Bridge

Nectar Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama
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Nectar Covered Bridge, a covered bridge in Alabama
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Nectar Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 121 m. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Powell Falls, a waterfall 2.2 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 29 miles off.

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The Nectar Covered Bridge was a wood and metal combination style covered bridge which spanned the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River in Blount County, Alabama, United States. It was located on Nectar Bridge Road off State Route 160, just east of the town of Nectar, about 14 miles (16 kilometers) northwest of Oneonta. Nectar Covered Bridge was at one time the seventh-longest covered bridge in the country. The bridge remained open to single lane motor traffic from its construction until it was burned by vandals on June 13, 1993.

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Dates from 1928.

Wikidata Q6985809, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

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Coordinates33.95633, -86.62631
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cleveland Family Recreation Park: 3.2 mi
  • Swann Covered Bridge Park: 3.4 mi
  • Locust Fork Community Park: 3.4 mi
  • King’s Bend Scenic Overlook Park: 5.6 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls Park: 6.9 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 7
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 6
  • OBA Artwalk: 8.7 mi
  • Horse Pens 40: 18.5 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 18.6 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 20.1 mi
  • Sportsman Lake: 21.2 mi
Artworks: 5
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 7.7 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 7.7 mi
  • Pietà: 8.0 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 8.6 mi
  • Angel Wings: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Powell Falls: 2.2 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 8.5 mi
Rest areas: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 7.8 mi
  • Laylas’s Garden: 9.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Nectar Covered Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chandler MountainE 98°452 m18.8 mi
Wornock MountainNW 304°436 m4.9 mi
Butler MountainS 178°430 m16.4 mi
Foster MountainS 178°421 m16.9 mi
Cahaba MountainSSE 158°419 m15.6 mi
Saint Clair MountainSE 144°414 m12.3 mi
Black Oak MountainS 180°413 m17.6 mi
Praytor MountainS 176°411 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3719:2520:02
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:4916:0416:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596774787772604943
Precip in5.85.85.85.64.94.74.73.93.93.64.65.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanceville, 12 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1416635444

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