Rawlingsville
Rawlingsville is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 293 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Dekalb County VFW Agricultural Fairgrounds, a park 0.4 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 121 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
human settlement in Alabama, United States of America
How to reach it
- 0.6 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 0.8 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 24.4 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 6 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 7 mi
121 named places within 25 miles
- Dekalb County VFW Agricultural Fairgrounds: 0.4 mi
- Dekalb VFW Agricultural Fairgrounds: 0.5 mi
- Williams Avenue School Athletic Facilities: 0.6 mi
- Alabama Music Park: 1.6 mi
- Hawkins Spring Park: 1.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 1.7 mi
- Mount Brandon: 6.1 mi
- Little Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Wooten Hill: 8.2 mi
- Cedar Point: 12.9 mi
- Lost Falls: 4.5 mi
- Laurel Falls: 4.9 mi
- Azalea Cascade: 5.1 mi
- Lodge Falls: 5.2 mi
- Indian Falls: 5.3 mi
- Council Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Eagle Cliff: 15.5 mi
- Huckleberry Point: 19.6 mi
- High View: 19.9 mi
- Dugout: 21.7 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 1.6 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 2.7 mi
- Little River Canyon Center: 5.7 mi
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 21.4 mi
- Scottsboro-Jackson Heritage Center: 24.2 mi
- Bootsville: 6.8 mi
- Battelle: 15.1 mi
- Bellefonte: 22.3 mi
- Turkey Town: 22.5 mi
- Dye Ditch Gang: 1.7 mi
- Old Rock Schoolhouses: 5.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.0 mi
- The band Alabama: 1.7 mi
- Scottsboro Boys Mural: 24.0 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 7.1 mi
- Southern Scottsboro Depot: 24.3 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 14.2 mi
- Anderson Spring: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rawlingsville. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | NE 49° | 659 m | 17.1 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NNE 21° | 591 m | 20.5 mi |
| Fox Mountain | NNE 22° | 584 m | 21.2 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | NE 53° | 566 m | 21.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NE 42° | 564 m | 7.3 mi |
| Mount Brandon | SSW 211° | 506 m | 6.1 mi |
| Bogan Peak | SE 139° | 505 m | 17.5 mi |
| Castle Rock | S 191° | 486 m | 1.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 15:58 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — FT Payne, 2 mi away.
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