Ghost town · Alabama
Claiborne
Claiborne is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Alabama Heights, a cliff 0.4 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Monroe County, Alabama
How to reach it
Coordinates31.54020, -87.51550
40 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 9
- Clausell Park: 9.2 mi
- Silver Creek Park: 9.5 mi
- Whitey Lee Park: 10.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 10.8 mi
- Andrew Jackson Memorial Park: 12.4 mi
Attractions: 8
- Satellite dish 7: 23.5 mi
- Satellite dish 5: 23.5 mi
- Moon satellite dish: 23.7 mi
- Sun satellite dish: 23.7 mi
- Satellite dish: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Alabama Heights: 0.4 mi
- Claiborne Bluff: 0.6 mi
- Marshalls Bluff: 6.2 mi
- Choctaw Bluff: 19.4 mi
- Sakti Nakni Ontala: 19.7 mi
Peaks: 6
- Rock Wall Hill: 9.7 mi
- Jenny Bell Hill: 12.5 mi
- Grove Hill: 13.3 mi
- Orange Hill: 18.2 mi
- Lookout Hill: 20.0 mi
Artworks: 4
- A Celebration of Reading: 11.3 mi
- Goliath: 23.7 mi
- Licenceplatesaurus: 23.7 mi
- Tireosaurus: 23.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Atticus Finch Monument: 11.3 mi
- Monroeville, Alabama: 11.3 mi
- World War I Monument (1924): 19.3 mi
Museums: 2
- Old Courthouse Museum: 11.3 mi
- Clarke County Museum: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 1
- Katherine Lee Rose Garden: 11.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Clarkesville: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Claiborne. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Hill | NW 313° | 150 m | 18.2 mi |
| Lookout Hill | NNE 32° | 132 m | 20.0 mi |
| Jenny Bell Hill | S 184° | 109 m | 12.5 mi |
| Roundtop Hill | WSW 258° | 105 m | 20.3 mi |
| Rock Wall Hill | W 267° | 54 m | 9.7 mi |
| Grove Hill | SW 218° | 31 m | 13.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 19:23 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:15 | 16:52 |
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 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Whatley, 14 mi away.
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