Purple Heart Memorial
Purple Heart Memorial is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Kennedy Point stands 370 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparkman Park, a park 0.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 263 miles off.
Purple Heart Memorial. Includes an artillery piece.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Combat Wounded Veterans. 1782-1932. The price of liberty is as high as it is sweet and we who cherish it must be prepared to defend it at all times.
How to reach it
- 263.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Sparkman Park: 0.2 mi
- Grady and Margie Long Complex: 0.2 mi
- E.A.R.T.H. Park: 1.0 mi
- Woodall's Bridge Park: 3.0 mi
- Depot Park: 4.3 mi
- Snow Hill: 2.0 mi
- Aiken Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Fairview Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Cedar Plains Hill: 6.1 mi
- Lovers Leap: 10.5 mi
- Fall Bluff: 10.6 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 14.7 mi
- Bee Bluff: 15.1 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 12.1 mi
- Lest We Forget: 13.4 mi
- Triana Veterans Memorial: 15.6 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 16.2 mi
- Cullman Veterans Memorial: 16.8 mi
- Historic Downtown Hartselle: 1.1 mi
- Clarkson Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 16.8 mi
- Ave Maria Grotto: 18.7 mi
- Helicopter: 22.1 mi
- Falkville: 4.4 mi
- Tortoise: 11.9 mi
- Rabbit: 11.9 mi
- Schooling fish: 11.9 mi
- Beaver: 11.9 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 12.5 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 13.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 14.3 mi
- Cullman County Museum: 17.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 22.4 mi
- Rose Garden: 12.0 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 24.8 mi
- Talucah Beach: 15.6 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 22.6 mi
- Betts Spring: 20.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 22.4 mi
- Lacon: 6.7 mi
- Cullman County Rest Area: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Purple Heart Memorial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennedy Point | ENE 74° | 370 m | 16.4 mi |
| Wilson Mountain | E 96° | 357 m | 6.6 mi |
| Peck Mountain | ESE 102° | 356 m | 12.4 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | ESE 110° | 352 m | 5.7 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | E 90° | 350 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pate Mountain | E 91° | 348 m | 14.9 mi |
| Negro Mountain | ESE 117° | 342 m | 6.3 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | SSW 204° | 337 m | 8.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 62 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/552497468
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