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Valley Monument Co.

Valley Monument Co. from directly overhead

Valley Monument Co. is a historic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 178 m. Oak Mountain stands 380 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennings Field, a park 0.7 miles away. Interstate 185 passes 11 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1981

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates32.85263, -85.20049

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jennings Field: 0.7 mi
  • West Side Park: 0.7 mi
  • Shawmut Circle: 1.3 mi
  • West Point Park: 1.9 mi
  • West Point Water Park: 1.9 mi
Artworks: 11
Peaks: 6
  • The Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Hogg Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Williams Mountain: 12.4 mi
  • German Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Tip Top: 19.5 mi
Historic sites: 6
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 22.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
  • Centennial Garden: 23.8 mi
  • Carnivorous Plant Garden: 24.3 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Yellow Jacket Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 20.4 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Laurel Springs: 19.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oak MountainESE 103°380 m23.7 mi
Tip TopE 100°335 m19.5 mi
German MountainSE 129°299 m14.3 mi
Williams MountainSE 142°284 m12.4 mi
The MountainE 91°273 m3.7 mi
Hogg MountainNE 47°265 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:53
June solstice06:3420:1720:53
September equinox07:3019:0719:39
December solstice07:4017:0117:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754616976807974635346
Precip in4.94.75.34.63.93.94.74.03.73.14.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/9699648362

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