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Choctaw Corner

Choctaw Corner from directly overhead

Choctaw Corner is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Scotch State Wildlife Management Area, a park 11 miles away. 44 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.

ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama

How to reach it

Coordinates31.93490, -87.75470

44 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 18
  • Scotch State Wildlife Management Area: 11.1 mi
  • Steeles Landing Park: 11.3 mi
  • Grove Hill Municipal Park: 14.6 mi
  • Clifton Ferry Public Use Area: 17.7 mi
  • Woods Bluff Public Use Area: 18.0 mi
Cliffs: 17
Peaks: 4
  • Orange Hill: 14.9 mi
  • Campbell Mountain: 14.9 mi
  • Owl Hill: 17.8 mi
  • Dunagan Hill: 18.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Museums: 1
Historic sites: 1
  • World War I Monument (1924): 15.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orange HillS 177°150 m14.9 mi
Campbell MountainW 264°123 m14.9 mi
Dunagan HillWSW 243°108 m18.4 mi
Owl HillWSW 251°101 m17.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:03
June solstice05:4619:2520:01
September equinox06:4018:1718:49
December solstice06:4816:1416:52

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657379828177675750
Precip in5.54.65.74.04.14.66.04.84.34.04.85.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Thomasville, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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