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Denny Chimes

Denny Chimes from directly overhead

Denny Chimes is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 69 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Quad, a park 0.1 miles away. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Campanile in Alabama, United States.

Dates from 1929.

Wikidata Q5259159, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.20991, -87.54632

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Malone-Hood Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Business Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Woods Quad: 0.2 mi
  • Gribbin Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites: 26
Artworks: 23
Peaks: 12
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 8
Attractions: 2
  • Bama Belle: 1.5 mi
  • The Kentuck Art Center: 1.9 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Denny Chimes. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNE240 m19.4 mi
Cely Ann MountainENE207 m23.7 mi
Iron Ore MountainNE201 m17.9 mi
Martha Washington MountainENE197 m18.5 mi
Phillips MountainNNW193 m22.4 mi
Betty HillNE177 m22.8 mi
Sand MountainSSE149 m8.4 mi
Tyro Creek HillN142 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:03
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5016:1016:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279828176655448
Precip in5.15.65.55.44.05.34.94.23.53.64.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2 S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/440069743

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