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Cadle

Cadle from directly overhead

Cadle is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Little Shades Mountain stands 258 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

ghost town in Alabama

How to reach it

Coordinates33.10360, -87.05560

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • West Blocton Ball Park: 2.8 mi
  • West Blocton Coke Ovens Park: 3.2 mi
  • Tiger Stadium: 4.2 mi
  • Cahaba Wildlife Management Area: 6.3 mi
  • Walter Owens Park: 7.3 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Fountain Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Gray Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Big Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Little Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Sand Mountain: 9.2 mi
Nature reserves: 5
Historic sites: 5
  • West Blocton: 3.4 mi
  • Sixmile Male & Female Academy: 7.2 mi
  • Site Of Sixmile Male & Female Academy: 7.4 mi
  • Stewards of the Centennial Capsule: 11.1 mi
  • National Veteran's Shrine: 13.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Organic Community Garden: 10.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Peavine Falls: 22.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little Shades MountainNNE 25°258 m22.6 mi
Rock MountainN 0°257 m16.0 mi
West Rock MountainN 6°247 m22.3 mi
Bee MountainNNE 25°244 m20.2 mi
Muscoda MountainNNE 24°244 m21.1 mi
Johnson MountainNE 49°240 m21.4 mi
Round MountainNW 326°240 m21.8 mi
Clarke MountainN 7°232 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:4119:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1418:47
December solstice06:4816:0816:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279818176655548
Precip in5.45.85.45.14.24.64.94.73.63.04.65.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alabaster Shelby CO AP Asos, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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