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Corinth

Corinth from directly overhead

Corinth is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Thomas Mountain stands 337 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Turtle Rock, a cliff 1.8 miles away.

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 23.7 miles of Corinth. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thomas MountainNE337 m23.6 mi
Penitentiary MountainN324 m22.4 mi
Kinlock KnobNW317 m19.6 mi
Cheatham KnobN313 m21.0 mi
Sand MountainNNE310 m21.6 mi
Flat MountainNNE306 m21.1 mi
Buzzard RoostNNE303 m21.0 mi
Balls MountainNW300 m14.4 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 50–80 °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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