Confederate Memorial Monument
Confederate Memorial Monument is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Mount Carmel stands 192 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Alabama State Capitol Grounds, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Selma to Montgomery March Byway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Confederate Memorial Monument is a monument installed outside the Alabama State Capitol.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1898.
Wikidata Q57209537, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
How to reach it
- On the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
- 3.6 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Alabama State Capitol Grounds: 0.0 mi
- Alabama Bicentennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 0.4 mi
- Lister Hill Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Lowe Dexter Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
- First White House of the Confederacy: 0.2 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial Center: 0.2 mi
- Dexter Parsonage Interpretive Center: 0.4 mi
- Dexter Parsonage Museum: 0.5 mi
- Dr. Richard Harris House: 0.5 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 7.6 mi
- Taskigi Mound: 9.0 mi
- Cantelous Hill: 10.0 mi
- Gunter Hill: 10.2 mi
- Gin Shop Hill: 12.1 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.1 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Rosa Parks Bus Stop: 0.5 mi
- Hank Williams Statue: 0.7 mi
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice: 0.8 mi
- Wall of Tolerance: 0.2 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 0.5 mi
- Steadfast Stride Toward Justice: 0.5 mi
- Rosa Parks: 0.5 mi
- Violata Pax Dove: 0.7 mi
- Avenue of Flags: 0.1 mi
- Escapology Montgomery: 0.6 mi
- Harriott II Riverboat: 0.8 mi
- Town of Spectre: 5.2 mi
- The Alleyway: 12.4 mi
- Blue Bluff: 22.8 mi
- House Bluff: 24.6 mi
- Peace and Justice Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Confederate Memorial Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | S 187° | 192 m | 24.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 31° | 174 m | 12.7 mi |
| Gin Shop Hill | WNW 297° | 138 m | 12.1 mi |
| Pierces Hill | SSW 200° | 125 m | 24.9 mi |
| Cantelous Hill | WSW 254° | 104 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | NW 317° | 95 m | 7.6 mi |
| Gunter Hill | W 259° | 94 m | 10.2 mi |
| Cravey Hill | W 265° | 81 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:43 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element node/7854371614
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