Arcola
Arcola is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 39 m. Armstrong Hill stands 106 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Arcola Public Use Area, a park 1.1 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 4.1 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 15 of them named summits.
ghost town in Hale County, Alabama
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 195.6 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
81 named places within 25 miles
- Arcola Public Use Area: 1.1 mi
- Backbone Branch Public Area: 1.3 mi
- Backbone Park: 1.6 mi
- Lock Number Five Left Bank Public Use Area: 2.5 mi
- French Creek Public Use Area: 3.5 mi
- McIntyers Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Myers Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Gardners Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Wolf Bluff: 10.0 mi
- McAlpines Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Lamberths Mound: 5.4 mi
- Kid Hill: 7.0 mi
- Fannin Hill: 7.8 mi
- McAlpin Hill: 8.9 mi
- Bullocks Hill: 10.0 mi
- Marengo County History & Archives Museum: 4.7 mi
- Safe House Black History Museum: 13.5 mi
- Magnolia Grove: 13.9 mi
- Aigleville: 4.2 mi
- Erie: 10.5 mi
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area: 7.7 mi
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station: 20.8 mi
- Civil Rights Marker: 19.5 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Arcola. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Hill | WSW 258° | 106 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hays Mount | NW 320° | 88 m | 17.5 mi |
| Burton Hill | NW 316° | 84 m | 13.9 mi |
| Hagan Hill | NW 308° | 79 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | NW 314° | 77 m | 10.0 mi |
| Trimble Hill | NW 310° | 77 m | 16.7 mi |
| Grant Hill | SSW 200° | 75 m | 14.9 mi |
| Fannin Hill | NW 326° | 71 m | 7.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:13 | 16:50 |
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 | 45 | 49 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Demopolis L&D, 7 mi away.
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