Spirit of American Citizenship
Spirit of American Citizenship is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Big Oak Mountain stands 612 m to the southeast, 24 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
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 18.2 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 2.6 mi
- Janney Furnace: 14.6 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 18.4 mi
- Mountain Air Trampoline Park: 20.8 mi
- The Brow: 2.0 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 16.1 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 18.0 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 20.5 mi
- Turkey Town: 19.9 mi
- Minden: 21.8 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 2.7 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Oak Mountain | SE 140° | 612 m | 24.1 mi |
| Weisner Mountain | E 86° | 575 m | 18.8 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | ESE 117° | 543 m | 20.8 mi |
| Chimney Peak | SE 127° | 523 m | 19.3 mi |
| Ben White Point | SE 133° | 482 m | 22.8 mi |
| Noyes Hill | SE 142° | 473 m | 23.9 mi |
| Chandler Mountain | WSW 251° | 452 m | 18.2 mi |
| Berry Mountain | ESE 118° | 447 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.7 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gadsden, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3345148211
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