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Pikeville

Pikeville from directly overhead

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

Coordinates34.03810, -87.95110

40 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 20
  • 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
Peaks: 6
  • 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
Historic sites: 3
  • Jackson's Military Road: 3.7 mi
  • Toll Gate Historic Marker: 5.6 mi
  • Winston County Confederate Monument: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Factory Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Mill Falls: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ikes KnobNE 43°278 m20.8 mi
Ford MountainSSE 147°243 m21.3 mi
Pilot HillNNW 348°236 m21.8 mi
Moore HillNNW 334°219 m18.7 mi
Sleepy MountainESE 114°192 m24.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3119:04
June solstice05:4219:3020:07
September equinox06:4118:1718:50
December solstice06:5416:0916:47

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404452606976807973625043
Precip in5.56.05.36.15.84.95.14.33.93.84.66.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hamilton, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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