The Old Courthouse Bell
The Old Courthouse Bell is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Chandler Mountain stands 452 m to the east, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Blount County Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 26 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- The old courthouse bell |1990-1954 | Blount County Commission |Blount County Council of Garden Club |Blount County Historical Society |July 6, 1960
How to reach it
- 26.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 27.9 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Hunt Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Nevins Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Cornelius Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Chert Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Pop Up Park: 0.3 mi
- Woodland Scout Park: 0.5 mi
- Oneonta Recreation Park: 0.9 mi
- Polk Park: 1.2 mi
- Palisades Park: 3.0 mi
- Blount County Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Blount County A County Older Than The State: 0.0 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 0.1 mi
- Historic Oneonta L & N Railroad Depot: 0.1 mi
- Blount County Memorial Museum & Historical Society: 0.0 mi
- 40 Acres Museum: 1.6 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 14.7 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 14.8 mi
- Mustang Museum of America: 19.3 mi
- Scirum Bluff: 8.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 13.9 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 14.8 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 0.1 mi
- Angel Wings: 0.2 mi
- Saint Joseph: 14.3 mi
- Saint Francis of Assisi: 14.3 mi
- Pietà: 14.5 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 0.1 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 9.9 mi
- Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 22.1 mi
- Trussville Entertainment District: 23.9 mi
- Powell Falls: 8.4 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 8.7 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 8.7 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 11.7 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 12.8 mi
- Cullman County Rest Area: 23.9 mi
- Laylas’s Garden: 3.0 mi
- Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 14.5 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 8.7 mi
- Big Spring: 13.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of The Old Courthouse Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chandler Mountain | E 101° | 452 m | 10.2 mi |
| Wornock Mountain | WNW 285° | 436 m | 13.2 mi |
| Butler Mountain | SSW 207° | 430 m | 17.6 mi |
| Foster Mountain | SSW 206° | 421 m | 18.1 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | SSW 192° | 419 m | 14.1 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | S 189° | 414 m | 9.4 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | SSW 207° | 413 m | 18.9 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | SSW 205° | 411 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11445487440
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- Rickwood Caverns State Park · 23 mi
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