Ghost town · Alabama
Turkey Town
Turkey Town is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Dugger Mountain stands 648 m to the south-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ethel Morrison Memorial Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.3 miles off.
human settlement in United States of America
How to reach it
Coordinates34.13611, -85.69167
- 1.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 9.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 17 mi
- Little River Falls Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Graveyard Hill: 5.0 mi
- Round Mountain: 5.5 mi
- Weisner Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Roberts Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Bar Hill: 9.8 mi
Parks: 49
- Ethel Morrison Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Centre City Park: 1.9 mi
- Leesburg Park: 5.8 mi
- Little Rock City Park: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Bluff Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 8
- Spirit of American Citizenship: 19.9 mi
- Noccalula Statue: 20.0 mi
- Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter: 20.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 20.2 mi
- Main Battle Tank: 20.2 mi
Museums: 5
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 1.3 mi
- Little River Canyon Center: 18.5 mi
- Alabama Fan Club and Museum: 20.6 mi
- Fort Payne Depot and Museum: 21.3 mi
- Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Grace's High Falls: 15.2 mi
- Little Falls: 17.9 mi
- Little River Falls: 18.3 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Livingston: 20.3 mi
- Bootsville: 21.4 mi
- Rawlingsville: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Mushroom Rock: 16.8 mi
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 20.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
- The Brow: 20.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Cave Spring: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 1
- The band Alabama: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Turkey Town. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dugger Mountain | SSE 161° | 648 m | 18.5 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | ESE 116° | 598 m | 16.9 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | SSE 150° | 591 m | 20.4 mi |
| Weisner Mountain | S 173° | 575 m | 7.6 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | S 177° | 543 m | 18.3 mi |
| Chimney Peak | S 187° | 523 m | 20.8 mi |
| Mount Brandon | NNW 348° | 506 m | 17.6 mi |
| Bogan Peak | NE 50° | 505 m | 14.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 15:59 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centre, 1 mi away.
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