Cahaba
Cahaba is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 32 m. Parker Mountain stands 174 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Cahawba Archaeological Park, a attraction 0.2 miles away. Selma to Montgomery March Byway passes 6.7 miles off. 73 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
former capital of the U.S. state of Alabama and seat of Dallas County
What the record says
- Founded
- 1818
How to reach it
- 6.7 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
- 6.7 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
73 named places within 25 miles
- Cahaba River Public Use Area: 1.6 mi
- Kings Landing Public Use Area: 3.5 mi
- Little Miami Public Use Area: 4.6 mi
- Six Mile Creek Public Use Area: 5.0 mi
- Bloch Park Recreational field: 6.7 mi
- Bloch Park Historical Marker: 7.0 mi
- Bloch Park Athletic Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Craig Field WW2 Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Builders of Movements and Monuments: 7.7 mi
- Rev. Hosea Williams Sr.: 7.7 mi
- Hatcher Bluff: 4.1 mi
- Whites Bluff: 4.8 mi
- Kings Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Milton Bluff: 8.9 mi
- Elm Bluff: 10.0 mi
- Morgan Hill: 14.9 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 16.6 mi
- Mount Baber: 19.4 mi
- Parker Mountain: 22.8 mi
- Johnson Hill: 23.4 mi
- Joseph T. Smitherman Museum: 7.5 mi
- The National Voting Rights Museum & Institute II: 7.7 mi
- Sturdivant Hall: 7.9 mi
- Old Depot Museum: 8.1 mi
- Old Cahawba Archaeological Park: 0.2 mi
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church: 0.3 mi
- Edmund Pettus Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial Mural: 7.7 mi
- The Perry County Story: 7.7 mi
- Bloch Park Picnic Area: 7.0 mi
- Bridgeport Beach: 20.5 mi
- Prairie Bluff: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cahaba. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parker Mountain | NE 41° | 174 m | 22.8 mi |
| Wildcat Hill | S 171° | 143 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Baber | ESE 123° | 108 m | 19.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | S 182° | 95 m | 14.9 mi |
| Cravey Hill | E 85° | 81 m | 23.8 mi |
| Johnson Hill | E 95° | 65 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:11 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 63 | 72 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 49 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Selma 6 SSE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Selma · 8 mi
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