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. 49 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
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
- BE-4 Engine: 20.6 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 22.4 mi
- Lyon Family Farms: 22.9 mi
- Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 23.3 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
- Winding Stair Bluff: 6.5 mi
- Ward Bluff: 7.9 mi
- Harper Bluff: 8.4 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 12.8 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
- Gulf Museum: 7.6 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 20.6 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 21.2 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 23.5 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Betts Spring: 18.4 mi
- Smithers Spring: 23.1 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 6.2 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 17.5 mi
- Hickory House: 19.7 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 20.3 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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