Ghost town · Alabama
Bellefonte
Bellefonte is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 196 m. Fox Mountain stands 591 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlin Morgan and Rilie Reservations, a park 0.6 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
ghost town in Jackson County, Alabama
How to reach it
Coordinates34.71111, -85.94528
- 21.9 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 22.9 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 29 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks: 55
- Harlin Morgan and Rilie Reservations: 0.6 mi
- McNary Reservation: 5.1 mi
- Pisgah City Park: 5.5 mi
- Pisgah Civitan Park: 5.6 mi
- College Hill Historic District: 5.6 mi
Peaks
- Chestnut Knob: 4.2 mi
- Poorhouse Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Tater Knob: 6.0 mi
- Scraper Hill: 6.1 mi
- Walker Mountain: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 24
- High View: 10.8 mi
- The Slipoff: 11.3 mi
- Piney Point: 12.2 mi
- Kash Bluff: 12.9 mi
- High Point: 15.2 mi
Springs: 13
- Austin Spring: 15.4 mi
- Graham Springs: 15.6 mi
- Cloud Spring: 16.7 mi
- Champion Spring: 17.0 mi
- Wynne Cave Spring: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 6
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 5.8 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 12.4 mi
- Cathedral Caverns State Park: 18.3 mi
- Cathedral Caverns: 18.3 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 20.0 mi
Museums: 6
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 5.9 mi
- The Scottsboro Boy's Museum & Cultural Center: 6.0 mi
- Bridgeport Depot Museum: 21.1 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 22.5 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Neversink Pit: 7.1 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 12.4 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 18.5 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 21.1 mi
- Walls of Jericho State Natural Area: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- DeSoto Falls: 23.1 mi
- Lost Falls: 23.3 mi
- Laurel Falls: 23.6 mi
- Azalea Cascade: 23.7 mi
- Indian Falls: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Little Nashville: 16.5 mi
- Bootsville: 20.9 mi
- Battelle: 22.0 mi
- Rawlingsville: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 3
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 5.7 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 7.8 mi
- The band Alabama: 22.5 mi
Historic sites: 2
- Old Rock Schoolhouses: 22.4 mi
- Dye Ditch Gang: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.8 miles of Bellefonte. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Mountain | E 85° | 591 m | 21.6 mi |
| Bear Hollow Mountain | N 352° | 550 m | 22.8 mi |
| Cooper Top | NNW 337° | 544 m | 22.7 mi |
| Little Cumberland Mountain | NNW 329° | 543 m | 20.3 mi |
| Doctor Knob | NNW 326° | 537 m | 18.8 mi |
| Warren Peak | N 8° | 532 m | 17.7 mi |
| Miller Mountain | NW 320° | 531 m | 21.3 mi |
| Larkin Mountain | NW 316° | 530 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:59 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Scottsboro 2 NE, 3 mi away.
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