Pikeville
Pikeville is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Ikes Knob stands 278 m to the northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson's Military Road, a historic site 3.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 200 miles off. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
ghost town in Alabama, United States
How to reach it
- 200.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
40 named places within 25 miles
- Lamarion Wildlife Management Area: 3.7 mi
- Guin Hayden Riley Park: 5.2 mi
- Hamilton City Park: 7.2 mi
- Winfield Park: 10.7 mi
- Winfield Veterans Memorial Park: 10.7 mi
- Moore Hill: 18.7 mi
- Bald Rock: 19.3 mi
- Ikes Knob: 20.8 mi
- Ford Mountain: 21.3 mi
- Pilot Hill: 21.8 mi
- Jackson's Military Road: 3.7 mi
- Toll Gate Historic Marker: 5.6 mi
- Winston County Confederate Monument: 20.4 mi
- Barnsville: 10.1 mi
- Batts Nest: 21.6 mi
- Yale: 25.0 mi
- State Rock: 14.6 mi
- Buzzard Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Jacobs Ladder Bluff: 23.6 mi
- Old Brilliant Train Depot: 11.3 mi
- Tammy Wynette Legacy Center: 22.4 mi
- Factory Falls: 20.5 mi
- Mill Falls: 20.7 mi
- Natural Bridge Park: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pikeville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ikes Knob | NE 43° | 278 m | 20.8 mi |
| Ford Mountain | SSE 147° | 243 m | 21.3 mi |
| Pilot Hill | NNW 348° | 236 m | 21.8 mi |
| Moore Hill | NNW 334° | 219 m | 18.7 mi |
| Sleepy Mountain | ESE 114° | 192 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:30 | 20:07 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:17 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:54 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton, 7 mi away.
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