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Belle Fontaine

Belle Fontaine from directly overhead

Belle Fontaine is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Stony Hill stands 68 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fillingim Landing, a beach 9.1 miles away. Alabama's Coastal Connection passes 20 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Alabama, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates30.70886, -87.55352

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • LaFlorestra Perdido Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
  • Loxley Municipal Park: 13.3 mi
  • Santa Maria Plaza/Farm Hill Park: 13.6 mi
  • Champion International State Wildlife Management Area: 13.9 mi
  • Quintette Park: 14.0 mi
Museums: 7
Attractions: 5
  • Bay Minette Skatepark: 18.3 mi
  • Gator Boardwalk: 21.6 mi
  • Pensacola Interstate Fair: 21.8 mi
  • Bayfront Beach: 22.6 mi
  • Little Yellow Submarine: 24.2 mi
Gardens: 4
Peaks: 3
  • Sunny Hill: 9.9 mi
  • The Mound: 16.1 mi
  • Stony Hill: 20.1 mi
Historic sites: 3
  • Heidelberg Farm: 18.5 mi
  • 15th Massachusetts Battery: 21.2 mi
  • Redoubt 4: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 2
  • Chumuckla Springs: 17.5 mi
  • Mystic Spring: 17.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Fillingim Landing: 9.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tensaw Bluff: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Artworks: 1
  • Schoolchildren Metal Art: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillWNW 287°68 m20.1 mi
Sunny HillE 80°62 m9.9 mi
The MoundE 83°3 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4919:2119:57
September equinox06:3918:1718:48
December solstice06:4416:1716:54

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–Jun.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F505360667379818177685852
Precip in5.54.55.55.64.47.19.16.96.44.24.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Robertsdale, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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