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Spirit of American Citizenship

Spirit of American Citizenship from directly overhead

Spirit of American Citizenship is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Weisner Mountain stands 575 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Moragne Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 2.7 miles off.

What to expect

Access
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00594, -86.00132

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Moragne Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cherry Street Park: 0.4 mi
  • James Martin Trail Park: 0.8 mi
  • East Gadsden Community Park: 1.0 mi
  • Joseph T. Robinson Park: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Ewing Hill: 1.2 mi
  • Moragne Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Avery Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Greens Creek Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Dunaway Mountain: 8.3 mi
Historic sites: 9
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • Iroquois (Huey) Helicopter: 2.5 mi
  • Main Battle Tank: 2.5 mi
  • Noccalula Statue: 2.7 mi
  • John Pelham Monument: 19.5 mi
Museums: 9
  • Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 14.6 mi
  • Ashville Museum & Archives: 18.7 mi
  • John W. Inzer Museum: 18.7 mi
  • Dr. Francis' Medical Museum: 19.1 mi
  • Cherokee Historical Museum: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 4
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Noccalula Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 2.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.1 miles of Spirit of American Citizenship. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Weisner MountainE 86°575 m18.8 mi
Hurricane MountainESE 117°543 m20.8 mi
Chimney PeakSE 127°523 m19.3 mi
Ben White PointSE 133°482 m22.8 mi
Noyes HillSE 142°473 m23.9 mi
Chandler MountainWSW 251°452 m18.2 mi
Berry MountainESE 118°447 m23.9 mi
Caffey HillSE 144°441 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4918:2318:56
June solstice05:3419:2219:59
September equinox06:3318:0918:42
December solstice06:4616:0116:39

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434755637178818075645346
Precip in5.75.25.45.14.84.64.74.54.53.54.35.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gadsden, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3345148211

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