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Corinth

Corinth from directly overhead

Corinth is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Penitentiary Mountain stands 324 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Rock, a cliff 1.8 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 236 miles off.

ghost town in Winston County, Alabama, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates34.11140, -87.31970

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Bald Rock: 8.9 mi
  • Millstone Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Hickory Knob: 12.9 mi
  • Balls Mountain: 14.4 mi
  • Needles Eye: 16.9 mi
Parks: 22
  • Tiger Field: 6.4 mi
  • Brushy Creek Recreational Area: 13.2 mi
  • David Posey Memorial Stadium: 13.8 mi
  • Dowling Memorial Park: 14.7 mi
  • Black Warrior Wildlife Management Area: 15.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hammer Park: 8.9 mi
  • Natural Bridge Park: 16.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Caney Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Mill Falls: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Attractions: 2
  • Old Car: 12.9 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 20.0 mi
Historic sites: 1
  • Winston County Confederate Monument: 16.1 mi
Museums: 1
  • Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Corinth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Penitentiary MountainN 357°324 m22.4 mi
Kinlock KnobNW 324°317 m19.6 mi
Cheatham KnobN 1°313 m21.0 mi
Sand MountainNNE 30°310 m21.6 mi
Flat MountainNNE 31°306 m21.1 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE 25°303 m21.0 mi
Balls MountainNW 319°300 m14.4 mi
High House HillNNE 14°291 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5418:2819:01
June solstice05:3919:2820:05
September equinox06:3818:1518:48
December solstice06:5216:0616:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404352596774787772615043
Precip in5.45.65.45.85.14.84.84.44.53.94.86.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Addison, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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