Batts Nest
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. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 26 of them named summits.
ghost town in Winston County, Alabama, United States
How to reach it
62 named places within 25 miles
- Bald Rock: 5.0 mi
- Millstone Mountain: 7.7 mi
- Ikes Knob: 9.3 mi
- Balls Mountain: 10.3 mi
- Kinlock Knob: 13.5 mi
- 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
- Turtle Rock: 16.5 mi
- State Rock: 19.3 mi
- Goat Bluff: 20.1 mi
- Jacobs Ladder Bluff: 24.8 mi
- Winston County Confederate Monument: 4.1 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 22.4 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 23.4 mi
- Booger Tree: 5.2 mi
- Corinth: 16.3 mi
- Pikeville: 21.6 mi
- Mill Falls: 10.0 mi
- Caney Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
- Factory Falls: 12.0 mi
- Natural Bridge Park: 4.3 mi
- Old Brilliant Train Depot: 12.4 mi
- Old Car: 14.4 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penitentiary Mountain | NE 38° | 324 m | 24.5 mi |
| Kinlock Knob | NNE 19° | 317 m | 13.5 mi |
| Cheatham Knob | NE 42° | 313 m | 24.3 mi |
| Horsemill Mountain | N 353° | 308 m | 21.2 mi |
| Balls Mountain | NE 40° | 300 m | 10.3 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | NNW 347° | 297 m | 21.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | NE 34° | 288 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hickory Flat Mountain | NE 35° | 286 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 19:29 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 6.2 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Haleyville, 6 mi away.
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