Historic site · Alabama
Falling Star
Falling Star is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 167 m. Horn Mountain stands 588 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Central Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 27 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2009-6-10
- Material
- marble
- Inscription
- In commemoration of The Hodges Meteorite / 1954
How to reach it
Coordinates33.17180, -86.25100
- 27.0 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Herds Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Merkl Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Tanyard Hill: 3.8 mi
- Marble Hill: 4.7 mi
- Andeluvia Mountain: 5.7 mi
Parks: 28
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- Beth Wallace Yates Park: 0.4 mi
- Noble Park: 0.6 mi
- Sycamore City Park: 6.1 mi
- Hollins Wildlife Management Area: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pavillion 1: 20.2 mi
- Pavillion 2: 20.3 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 24.1 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 24.1 mi
- Front Porch: 24.2 mi
Museums: 4
- Comer Museum and Arts Center: 0.4 mi
- Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art: 19.8 mi
- Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Mueseum and Art Center: 20.1 mi
- Museum of George Washington: 20.7 mi
Historic sites: 3
- Gantt's Quarry Observation Point: 1.9 mi
- Old Shelby County Courthouse: 20.6 mi
- Airplane Monument: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Sherman Cliffs: 11.7 mi
- Laurel Point: 24.5 mi
Attractions: 2
- Talladega College Sign: 19.6 mi
- Talladega College Entrance Gate: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Gantts Quarry: 2.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Rob Roy Falls: 18.9 mi
Beaches: 1
- School Bus Island: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Falling Star. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horn Mountain | NE 49° | 588 m | 13.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | NE 51° | 489 m | 16.1 mi |
| Flagpole Mountain | N 9° | 474 m | 16.8 mi |
| London Mountain | ENE 60° | 464 m | 19.5 mi |
| Rebecca Mountain | E 100° | 455 m | 5.9 mi |
| McGehee Mountain | ENE 74° | 433 m | 14.7 mi |
| Triplett Mountain | ENE 76° | 404 m | 16.2 mi |
| Renfroe Mountain | N 10° | 390 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Sylacauga 4 NE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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