- Elevation, modelled
- 210 m
- Tallest summit within 24.1 miles
- Bald Rock Mountain475 m · 21.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds8.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:01local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4879, -86.7755
Rock Garden is a garden in Alabama, at a modelled 210 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Henley Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 8.6 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Rock Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 68° | 475 m | 21.9 mi |
| Signal Mountain | ESE 119° | 460 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 109° | 447 m | 13.9 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NNE 30° | 430 m | 18.5 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NNE 31° | 421 m | 18.0 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | NE 39° | 419 m | 22.9 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NNE 30° | 413 m | 17.1 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | NNE 32° | 411 m | 18.4 mi |
- 8.6 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Henley Park: 0.2 mi
- Lane Park: 0.3 mi
- Alabama Wilds: 0.4 mi
- Lee Park: 1.0 mi
- Hugo Black Park: 1.1 mi
- Shades Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Irish Hill: 7.5 mi
- Cat Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Robert Jemison Jr./The Old Mill Historical Marker: 1.1 mi
- Decil’s Fountain: 1.5 mi
- The Storyteller: 1.5 mi
- Donor Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Heaviest Corner on Earth: 2.5 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 1.2 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 2.6 mi
- McWane Science Center: 2.7 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 3.1 mi
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 3.3 mi
- Vulcan: 1.2 mi
- Five Points South: 1.5 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 1.9 mi
- Blaze: 2.1 mi
- Magic City Sign: 2.3 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 1.6 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 1.8 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 1.9 mi
- Avondale Rose Garden: 2.2 mi
- Jones Valley Teaching Farm: 3.0 mi
- Vulcan: 1.2 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 2.5 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 6.0 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 10.4 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 10.5 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 13.2 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 13.2 mi
- Front Porch: 13.2 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 13.2 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 13.3 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 22.1 mi
- Laurel Point: 13.0 mi
- Falling Rock: 22.9 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 10.3 mi
- Bike Repair: 11.5 mi
- Peavine Falls: 12.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birmingham AP, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Carpenter Bee233 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee211 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel210 obs
- Green Anole206 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle202 obs
- Gulf Fritillary146 obs
- Twin-flagged Jumping Spider139 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk136 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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