Old Railroad Bed
Old Railroad Bed is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 144 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Steam Engine Mural, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 14 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2010
- Material
- metal
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Historical Association
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
- McFarland Park: 0.8 mi
- Tri Cities Park: 0.9 mi
- York Terrace Park: 1.1 mi
- Tenth Avenue Park: 1.5 mi
- Wilson Park: 1.7 mi
- River Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.0 mi
- Colbert Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Sandfall Mountain: 8.4 mi
- Richardson Point: 8.7 mi
- Indian Mound Museum: 0.8 mi
- W.C. Handy Home and Museum: 1.5 mi
- Pope's Tavern Museum: 1.9 mi
- Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: 1.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Museum: 3.3 mi
- Steam Engine Mural: 0.1 mi
- W. C. Handy: 1.7 mi
- Dr George Huckaba Sundial: 2.0 mi
- Dr. George William Huckaba Sundial: 2.0 mi
- George H. Carroll: 2.0 mi
- York Bluffs: 0.8 mi
- Pride Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Roses Bluff: 11.0 mi
- Cook Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Greens Bluff: 15.0 mi
- Old Railroad Bridge: 0.1 mi
- The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House: 1.2 mi
- Old Cypress Mill: 3.1 mi
- Lillian C. Deibert: 4.3 mi
- Cherokee Military Memorial: 17.4 mi
- Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 7.3 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 9.8 mi
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 19.4 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 21.4 mi
- George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 2.0 mi
- Wilson Dam Lookout: 2.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old Railroad Bed. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsemill Mountain | S 177° | 308 m | 22.1 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | S 182° | 297 m | 22.3 mi |
| Summer House Mountain | WSW 254° | 287 m | 14.4 mi |
| Macedonia Mountain | SSE 162° | 281 m | 22.0 mi |
| Timber Knob Mountain | SW 230° | 263 m | 14.3 mi |
| LaGrange Mountain | SSE 150° | 262 m | 10.3 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | WSW 258° | 262 m | 18.0 mi |
| Colbert Mountain | SSW 192° | 261 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:05 | 16:44 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscle Shoals 2 N, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5969273140
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