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Batts Nest

Batts Nest from directly overhead

Batts Nest is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 261 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Winston County Confederate Monument, a historic site 4.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 222 miles off. 63 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.

ghost town in Winston County, Alabama, United States

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Coordinates34.15440, -87.60030
Around it

63 named places within 25 miles

Peaks: 27
  • Bald Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Millstone Mountain: 7.7 mi
  • Ikes Knob: 9.3 mi
  • Bald Rock: 9.8 mi
  • Balls Mountain: 10.3 mi
Parks: 20
  • Natural Bridge Park: 4.5 mi
  • City Lake Park: 5.0 mi
  • Haleyville Rocky Ravine Park: 5.4 mi
  • David Posey Memorial Stadium: 8.2 mi
  • Twin Forks Recreation Area: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
Historic sites: 3
  • Winston County Confederate Monument: 4.1 mi
  • Toll Gate Historic Marker: 22.4 mi
  • Jackson's Military Road: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mill Falls: 10.0 mi
  • Caney Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
  • Factory Falls: 12.0 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Natural Bridge Park: 4.3 mi
Museums: 1
Attractions: 1
  • Old Car: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Batts Nest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Penitentiary MountainNE 38°324 m24.5 mi
Kinlock KnobNNE 19°317 m13.5 mi
Cheatham KnobNE 42°313 m24.3 mi
Horsemill MountainN 353°308 m21.2 mi
Balls MountainNE 40°300 m10.3 mi
Suggs MountainNNW 347°297 m21.4 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainNE 34°288 m23.6 mi
Hickory Flat MountainNE 35°286 m24.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4019:2920:06
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5316:0716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424654626976797974635244
Precip in5.96.25.75.95.65.65.45.04.44.65.16.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleyville, 6 mi away.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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