Ghost town · Alabama
Clarkesville
Clarkesville is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Orange Hill stands 150 m to the east, 8.0 miles off. The nearest named place is World War I Monument (1924), a historic site 6.0 miles away. 48 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama
How to reach it
Coordinates31.72819, -87.87741
48 named places within 25 miles
Cliffs: 18
- Ball Bluff: 13.2 mi
- Rock Bluff: 13.5 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.5 mi
- Cowans Bluff: 14.8 mi
- Secession Bluff: 16.0 mi
Parks: 17
- Grove Hill Municipal Park: 6.5 mi
- Scotch State Wildlife Management Area: 11.2 mi
- Panther Stadium: 12.7 mi
- Upper State Game Sanctuary: 12.9 mi
- Andrew Jackson Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 7
- Orange Hill: 8.0 mi
- Dunagan Hill: 10.9 mi
- Owl Hill: 12.8 mi
- Hatchetigbee Hills: 13.3 mi
- Campbell Mountain: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Choctaw Corner: 16.0 mi
- Failetown: 16.0 mi
- Claiborne: 24.9 mi
Historic sites: 1
- World War I Monument (1924): 6.0 mi
Museums: 1
- Clarke County Museum: 6.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Choctaw National Wildlife Refuge: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarkesville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange Hill | E 94° | 150 m | 8.0 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | NNW 329° | 123 m | 14.9 mi |
| Dunagan Hill | WNW 303° | 108 m | 10.9 mi |
| Roundtop Hill | S 175° | 105 m | 17.4 mi |
| Owl Hill | NW 311° | 101 m | 12.8 mi |
| Hatchetigbee Hills | WSW 256° | 56 m | 13.3 mi |
| Rock Wall Hill | SE 139° | 54 m | 17.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 19:25 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:16 | 16:53 |
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, 11 mi away.
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