Erie
Erie is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 22 m. Armstrong Hill stands 106 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Lock Number Six Left Bank Public Use Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 93 named places lie within 25 miles, 13 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
93 named places within 25 miles
- Lock Number Six Left Bank Public Use Area: 0.5 mi
- Damsite Public Use Area: 5.1 mi
- Warrior Lock and Dam Public Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Lock Seven Public Use Area: 5.2 mi
- Jennings Ferry Public Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Wolf Bluff: 0.5 mi
- McAlpines Bluff: 1.2 mi
- Meltons Bluff: 4.0 mi
- Stephens Bluff: 4.9 mi
- Choctaw Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Fannin Hill: 5.4 mi
- McAlpin Hill: 5.6 mi
- Bullocks Hill: 7.3 mi
- Lamberths Mound: 7.4 mi
- Burton Hill: 8.7 mi
- Safe House Black History Museum: 11.0 mi
- Magnolia Grove: 11.0 mi
- Marengo County History & Archives Museum: 14.1 mi
- M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area: 8.9 mi
- Tanglewood - University of Alabama's J. Nicholene Bishop Biological Station: 11.8 mi
- Arcola: 10.5 mi
- Aigleville: 14.0 mi
- Civil Rights Marker: 9.5 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 12.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Erie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong Hill | SW 222° | 106 m | 17.7 mi |
| Hays Mount | WNW 286° | 88 m | 10.7 mi |
| Burton Hill | W 267° | 84 m | 8.7 mi |
| Hagan Hill | W 260° | 79 m | 10.3 mi |
| Bullocks Hill | WSW 241° | 77 m | 7.3 mi |
| Trimble Hill | W 272° | 77 m | 11.8 mi |
| Grant Hill | S 190° | 75 m | 24.9 mi |
| Fannin Hill | SW 221° | 71 m | 5.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:17 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:12 | 16:50 |
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 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 55 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greensboro 2 WNW, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
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