Suspension
Suspension is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Graveyard Hill stands 211 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Bullock County Courthouse Historic District, a park 8.3 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 16 miles off. 31 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 23.4 mi off the Barbour County Governor's Trail
31 named places within 25 miles
- Bullock County Courthouse Historic District: 8.3 mi
- Wehle Tract: 13.2 mi
- Barbour County State Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
- Green Fork Park: 16.1 mi
- Abbott Park: 16.7 mi
- Town of Midway Confederate Monument: 9.2 mi
- Booker T. Washington Monument: 17.6 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 18.8 mi
- Army Supply Building (Ghost Structure): 18.8 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 18.8 mi
- Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center: 16.7 mi
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 17.4 mi
- The Oaks - Home of Booker T. Washington: 17.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 17.5 mi
- Legacy Museum: 17.7 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 17.2 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 17.5 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 17.5 mi
- Kennedy Hill: 19.3 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 20.0 mi
- Wolfpit Hill: 22.1 mi
- Macon County Rest Area North Bound: 20.9 mi
- Macon County Rest Area South Bound: 21.3 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 18.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Suspension. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graveyard Hill | SSE 153° | 211 m | 20.0 mi |
| Kennedy Hill | SSE 156° | 210 m | 19.3 mi |
| Wolfpit Hill | SSW 211° | 197 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:17 | 19:53 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:40 | 16:05 | 16:42 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 56 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.5 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union Springs 9 S, 16 mi away.
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