Ghost town · Alabama
Wakefield
Wakefield is a ghost town in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 7 m. Roundtop Hill stands 105 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Monger Hill, a peak 3.4 miles away. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 14 of them named summits.
ghost town in Alabama, United States
How to reach it
Coordinates31.38250, -88.00830
35 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 14
- Monger Hill: 3.4 mi
- Blocker Hill: 5.6 mi
- High Hill: 7.0 mi
- Beard Hill: 7.5 mi
- High Rocky Hill: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
- Carney Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Oven Bluff: 7.3 mi
- McIntosh Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Cowans Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Lovers Leap: 12.9 mi
Parks: 7
- Alabama Bluegrass Music Park: 7.6 mi
- Palmer Stadium: 8.6 mi
- H.W. Pearce, Jr. Memorial Park: 10.9 mi
- Upper State Game Sanctuary: 12.4 mi
- Lock Number One Left Bank Public Use Area: 13.3 mi
Historic sites: 1
- Fort Mims: 17.2 mi
Springs: 1
- Red Hill Spring: 22.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cedar Creek Falls: 22.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wakefield. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roundtop Hill | NE 55° | 105 m | 11.3 mi |
| Dwight Hill | SW 224° | 99 m | 21.6 mi |
| Big Sand Hill | SW 231° | 96 m | 20.4 mi |
| High Hill | SW 218° | 81 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dove Roost Hill | SSW 209° | 78 m | 10.6 mi |
| Big Rock | SSW 195° | 63 m | 19.9 mi |
| Monger Hill | SW 231° | 60 m | 3.4 mi |
| Blocker Hill | SSW 204° | 59 m | 5.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:04 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 19:25 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:41 | 18:18 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:17 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson, 11 mi away.
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