Historic site · Alabama
CSA
CSA is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 401 m. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east-southeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Laylas’s Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 25 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1961
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates33.98749, -86.45834
- 24.9 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Iron Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Nevins Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cornelius Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Tater Knob: 5.1 mi
- Browns Mountain: 5.8 mi
Parks
- Palisades Park: 0.2 mi
- Polk Park: 1.9 mi
- Woodland Scout Park: 2.7 mi
- Pop Up Park: 2.9 mi
- Stephen Jonah King Community Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites: 23
- The Gamble School: 2.1 mi
- Blount County A County Older Than The State: 3.0 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 3.0 mi
- Blount County Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
- The Old Courthouse Bell: 3.0 mi
Museums: 7
- 40 Acres Museum: 1.8 mi
- Blount County Memorial Museum & Historical Society: 3.0 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 15.6 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 15.7 mi
- Mustang Museum of America: 22.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Scirum Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Pine Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 5
- Angel Wings: 3.0 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 3.1 mi
- Saint Joseph: 14.0 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 14.0 mi
- Pietà: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 5
- OBA Artwalk: 3.1 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 9.8 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 19.9 mi
- Ave Maria Grotto: 24.2 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 24.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Cornelius Falls: 6.9 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 7.6 mi
- Powell Falls: 8.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 12.8 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 13.3 mi
- Cullman County Rest Area: 24.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Laylas’s Garden: 0.1 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 14.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 15.7 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of CSA. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Mountain | ESE 118° | 452 m | 10.2 mi |
| Wornock Mountain | W 273° | 436 m | 13.7 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SSW 206° | 430 m | 20.6 mi |
| Aurora Mountain | NE 55° | 425 m | 19.2 mi |
| Foster Mountain | SSW 205° | 421 m | 21.1 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | SSW 193° | 419 m | 17.1 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | SSW 191° | 414 m | 12.4 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | SSW 206° | 413 m | 21.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:03 | 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 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11473524616
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