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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

Coordinates32.37837, -86.30055

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Museums: 19
Peaks: 10
  • 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
Historic sites: 9
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarmelS 187°192 m24.9 mi
Bald KnobNNE 31°174 m12.7 mi
Gin Shop HillWNW 297°138 m12.1 mi
Pierces HillSSW 200°125 m24.9 mi
Cantelous HillWSW 254°104 m10.0 mi
Cobbs HillNW 317°95 m7.6 mi
Gunter HillW 259°94 m10.2 mi
Cravey HillW 265°81 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:57
June solstice05:3919:2019:56
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:4316:0716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485359667480838378675750
Precip in4.64.95.24.03.94.15.14.03.72.93.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element node/7854371614

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