Bootsville
Bootsville is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Mount Brandon, a peak 4.5 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 3.6 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 38 of them named summits.
ghost town in DeKalb County, Alabama
How to reach it
- 3.6 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 4.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 11 mi
- Little River Falls Overlook · 11 mi
118 named places within 25 miles
- Rainsville Parks & Rec: 5.0 mi
- Spring Grove Park: 5.1 mi
- Fort Payne Residential Historic District: 5.2 mi
- Fort Payne Main Street Historic District: 5.2 mi
- City Park: 5.3 mi
- Mount Brandon: 4.5 mi
- Wooten Hill: 5.4 mi
- Castle Rock: 6.1 mi
- Red Hill: 8.1 mi
- Zion Hill: 9.6 mi
- Grace's High Falls: 9.1 mi
- Little River Falls: 10.7 mi
- Lost Falls: 11.2 mi
- Little Falls: 11.3 mi
- Laurel Falls: 11.6 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 4.5 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 5.4 mi
- Little River Canyon Center: 10.3 mi
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 20.6 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 21.2 mi
- Rawlingsville: 6.8 mi
- Battelle: 20.7 mi
- Bellefonte: 20.9 mi
- Turkey Town: 21.4 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 10.9 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 21.3 mi
- Mabrey's Rock of Ages: 23.1 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 24.3 mi
- Council Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 21.2 mi
- High View: 22.0 mi
- Short Creek Bluff: 24.9 mi
- The band Alabama: 5.3 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 21.0 mi
- Dye Ditch Gang: 5.4 mi
- Old Rock Schoolhouses: 12.1 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 21.0 mi
- Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bootsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | NE 55° | 659 m | 23.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 56° | 564 m | 13.7 mi |
| Mount Brandon | SE 133° | 506 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bogan Peak | ESE 122° | 505 m | 21.0 mi |
| Castle Rock | E 85° | 486 m | 6.1 mi |
| Wooten Hill | SSE 155° | 477 m | 5.4 mi |
| Cedar Point | ENE 73° | 471 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bogan Mountain | ESE 114° | 429 m | 22.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:22 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 15:59 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Payne, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
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