Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle
Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Wade Mountain stands 455 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Rural Village Park, a park 0.4 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 273 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Civil War battle in 1864 near Athens, Alabama
Wikidata Q14678986, matched on coordinates and name (287 m apart).
What the record says
- Built
- 1982
How to reach it
- 273.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Rural Village Park: 0.4 mi
- Morris Municipal Park: 1.4 mi
- Bassham-Phillips Park: 1.4 mi
- Coffman Mitchell Park: 4.5 mi
- AmVets: 5.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 8.5 mi
- Adams Hill: 9.1 mi
- Rogers Hill: 12.9 mi
- S Hill: 13.2 mi
- Minor Hill: 13.7 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 1.4 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 6.2 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 20.6 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 22.4 mi
- Lyon Family Farms: 22.9 mi
- Winding Stair Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Winding Stair Bluff: 6.8 mi
- Ward Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Harper Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Civil War Hospital: 5.0 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 6.2 mi
- Alabama Korean Veterans War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Helicopter: 7.3 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 7.6 mi
- Fiddle Player: 7.5 mi
- Athens City Mural: 7.6 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 13.6 mi
- Pig, In Memoriam: 14.2 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 7.3 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 7.3 mi
- Gulf Museum: 7.6 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 20.6 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 21.2 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 22.7 mi
- Betts Spring: 18.4 mi
- Betts Spring: 22.5 mi
- Smithers Spring: 23.1 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 20.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 21.7 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 17.5 mi
- Hickory House: 19.7 mi
- Shady Grove: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mountain | ESE 107° | 455 m | 22.1 mi |
| Capshaw Mountain | ESE 114° | 381 m | 15.4 mi |
| Weeden Mountain | SE 129° | 371 m | 24.8 mi |
| Drake Mountain | ESE 112° | 367 m | 21.3 mi |
| Burwell Mountain | ESE 107° | 354 m | 17.9 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | SE 130° | 349 m | 19.1 mi |
| Smithers Mountain | ESE 107° | 347 m | 23.9 mi |
| Howell Hill | NNE 33° | 319 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:28 | 20:06 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:53 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ardmore, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9574101545
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