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USS Tuscaloosa Mast

USS Tuscaloosa Mast from directly overhead

USS Tuscaloosa Mast is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Armament Gun, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 212 miles off. 13 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Ship mast of the USS Tuscaloosa

How to reach it

Coordinates33.19318, -87.52549

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
  • Midtown Village Park: 0.1 mi
  • C Snow Hinton Park: 0.3 mi
  • Redpoint Park: 0.5 mi
  • Springbrook Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Armament Gun: 0.0 mi
  • M60 Tank: 0.0 mi
  • USS Tuscaloosa Artillery Gun: 0.0 mi
  • Huey (Bell UH-1 Iroquois): 0.0 mi
  • Vought A-7E Corsair: 0.0 mi
Artworks: 25
Peaks: 13
Museums: 10
Cliffs: 10
Attractions: 2
  • Bama Belle: 3.0 mi
  • The Kentuck Art Center: 3.5 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNE 51°240 m19.1 mi
West Red MountainENE 77°214 m24.9 mi
Cely Ann MountainENE 59°207 m23.3 mi
Iron Ore MountainNNE 29°201 m18.2 mi
Martha Washington MountainENE 61°197 m18.0 mi
Phillips MountainNNW 326°193 m24.0 mi
Gray HillE 97°181 m24.4 mi
Betty HillNE 45°177 m22.7 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 50–80 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12913973271

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