Prairie Bluff
Prairie Bluff is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 43 m. Wildcat Hill stands 143 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Shell Creek Park, a park 1.3 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 21 miles off. 38 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
ghost town in Wilcox County, Alabama
How to reach it
- 21.1 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 28.4 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
38 named places within 25 miles
- Shell Creek Park: 1.3 mi
- East Bank Public Use Area: 1.5 mi
- Chilatchee Park: 7.6 mi
- Clifton Ferry Public Use Area: 8.9 mi
- Munden Park: 10.2 mi
- Red Bluff: 9.0 mi
- Hurricane Bluff: 10.1 mi
- Sakti Hata: 10.9 mi
- Walnut Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Gullett Bluff: 15.7 mi
- Grumpton Hills: 14.9 mi
- Morgan Hill: 17.4 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 20.6 mi
- Lookout Hill: 24.4 mi
- Saint Luke's Episcopal Church: 21.6 mi
- Old Cahawba Archaeological Park: 21.7 mi
- Cahaba: 21.7 mi
- Choctaw Corner: 24.8 mi
- Bridgeport Beach: 10.4 mi
- Confederate Monument: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Prairie Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcat Hill | E 100° | 143 m | 20.6 mi |
| Grumpton Hills | SSE 148° | 135 m | 14.9 mi |
| Lookout Hill | S 171° | 132 m | 24.4 mi |
| Morgan Hill | E 97° | 95 m | 17.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:24 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 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 | 47 | 51 | 58 | 64 | 73 | 79 | 81 | 80 | 76 | 65 | 55 | 48 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Camden 3 NW, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Selma · 29 mi
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