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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. 25 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: 25
  • 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 MountainNNE258 m22.6 mi
Rock MountainN257 m16.0 mi
West Rock MountainN247 m22.3 mi
Bee MountainNNE244 m20.2 mi
Muscoda MountainNNE244 m21.1 mi
Johnson MountainNE240 m21.4 mi
Round MountainNW240 m21.8 mi
Clarke MountainN232 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 50–80 °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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