Battelle
Battelle is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 276 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the east-southeast, 5.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Cliff, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 5.1 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 15.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 19 mi
- The Overlook · 24 mi
- Sunset Rock · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 5.3 mi
- Valley Head Town Park: 6.1 mi
- Ider Park: 6.5 mi
- Cloudmont Park: 8.9 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 9.6 mi
- Gulf Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Fox Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Fox Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Little Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Pigeon Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 0.7 mi
- Council Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Huckleberry Point: 9.2 mi
- Dugout: 9.8 mi
- Commet Boulder: 9.8 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 7.1 mi
- Indian Falls: 10.8 mi
- Azalea Cascade: 11.0 mi
- Lodge Falls: 11.1 mi
- Laurel Falls: 11.2 mi
- Anderson Spring: 8.4 mi
- Blue Hole: 13.4 mi
- Wright Mineral Spring: 16.6 mi
- Taylor Spring: 18.5 mi
- Crawfish Spring: 21.8 mi
- Old Rock Schoolhouses: 9.8 mi
- Dye Ditch Gang: 16.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 17.2 mi
- Georgia 4th Cavalry: 21.8 mi
- 2nd, 4th, 5th, & 6th Kentucky U.S. Cavalry Marker: 24.3 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 16.6 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 17.7 mi
- Little River Canyon Center: 17.7 mi
- Walker County Regional Heritage Museum: 21.9 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 22.3 mi
- Rawlingsville: 15.1 mi
- Bootsville: 20.7 mi
- Bellefonte: 22.0 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 9.4 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 14.7 mi
- The band Alabama: 16.8 mi
- See Rock City: 20.0 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 19.4 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 21.7 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battelle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | ESE 109° | 659 m | 5.6 mi |
| Round Top | NE 35° | 647 m | 15.9 mi |
| Fox Mountain | N 359° | 591 m | 6.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | N 3° | 584 m | 6.7 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | E 90° | 566 m | 9.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | SSW 199° | 564 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Brandon | SSW 210° | 506 m | 21.2 mi |
| Tatum Mountain | NNE 14° | 496 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:07 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Valley Head, 6 mi away.
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