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Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins

Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins from directly overhead

Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is The Splash, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 212 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
The portion of a column standing here is from a column that was a part of the Capitol. The several rock slabs lying around the column were a part of the foundation of the Capitol.||July 4, 1981

How to reach it

Coordinates33.20293, -87.53535

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gribbin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Recreation Center Fields: 0.6 mi
  • Monnish Park: 0.6 mi
  • Malone-Hood Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Falcon Field: 0.7 mi
Historic sites: 27
Artworks: 25
Peaks: 12
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 9
Attractions: 2
  • Bama Belle: 2.2 mi
  • The Kentuck Art Center: 2.7 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tuskaloosa Capitol Ruins. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNE 54°240 m19.2 mi
Cely Ann MountainENE 61°207 m23.4 mi
Iron Ore MountainNNE 32°201 m17.9 mi
Martha Washington MountainENE 64°197 m18.2 mi
Phillips MountainNNW 327°193 m23.1 mi
Betty HillNE 47°177 m22.7 mi
Sand MountainSSE 155°149 m7.7 mi
Tyro Creek HillN 353°142 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:2919:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:03
September equinox06:3918:1618:48
December solstice06:5016:1016:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279828176655448
Precip in5.15.65.55.44.05.34.94.23.53.64.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2 S, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11311000614

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