Bridgeport Depot Museum
Bridgeport Depot Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 201 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Bridgeport Community Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
The Bridgeport Depot Museum, sometimes called the Bridgeport Depot in Bridgeport, Alabama is home to railroad memorabilia as well as a range of local artifacts. Items in the museum's collection date back to 1807 with Bridgeport News issues going back to 1891, post office and tax records as well as items related to Bridgeport's role in the American Civil War. The museum, operated by the Bridgeport Area Historical Association, is located on the site of the town's fourth railroad depot, which was constructed in 1917.
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Wikidata Q16930752, matched on coordinates and name (59 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Bridgeport Area Historical Association
How to reach it
- 10.8 mi off the Sequatchie Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- The Overlook · 19 mi
- Sunset Rock · 21 mi
- Point Park Tour Stop #4 - Western Overlook & Wauhatchie · 21 mi
- Ropers Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bridgeport Community Park: 0.6 mi
- William Jones Reservation: 2.3 mi
- Sally Lourey Reservation: 2.5 mi
- Thorn Reservation: 2.9 mi
- Thomas Jones Reservation: 3.1 mi
- Summerhouse Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Clute Hill: 3.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Wynne Point: 5.2 mi
- Bullhead: 5.6 mi
- Porter Bluff: 3.7 mi
- Split Rock: 4.0 mi
- Billy Goat Cliff: 6.4 mi
- Russell Point: 6.5 mi
- Sand Steps: 7.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 14.3 mi
- Mini Denny Cove Falls: 14.3 mi
- Denny Cove Falls: 14.3 mi
- Cherokee Falls: 15.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 15.2 mi
- Cantrell Spring: 4.0 mi
- Abbott Spring: 4.1 mi
- Campbell Spring: 5.0 mi
- Wynne Cave Spring: 5.2 mi
- Cloud Spring: 5.3 mi
- Moonshine Still: 17.9 mi
- Battle of Wauhatchie Site (New York Monument): 19.5 mi
- Memorial Cross: 21.1 mi
- New York Peace Monument: 21.3 mi
- Rebel's Rest: 21.3 mi
- Lodge Museum of Cast Iron: 4.3 mi
- Sam H. Werner Military Museum: 21.0 mi
- Battles of Chattanooga Museum: 21.2 mi
- Ochs Memorial Museum: 21.3 mi
- International Towing and Recovery Hall of Fame and Museum: 22.5 mi
- The Rock Zoo: 21.4 mi
- Moonrise: 22.5 mi
- Nutrition Sculpture: 23.0 mi
- Resurgence I: 23.0 mi
- Resurgence II: 23.0 mi
- South Pittsburg Municipal Hospital: 3.7 mi
- Russell Cave National Monument: 5.9 mi
- L&N RR Stevenson Depot: 9.2 mi
- Danny Cove: 13.7 mi
- Corn Maze: 14.8 mi
- Battle Creek Public Hunting Area: 7.1 mi
- John Sumach Reservation: 13.0 mi
- Cloudland Canyon State Park: 16.4 mi
- Neversink Pit: 19.7 mi
- Cowan Marsh Public Hunting Area: 23.1 mi
- Sensory Garden: 20.0 mi
- Wild Ones Pollinator Garden: 20.1 mi
- Rock City Gardens: 20.6 mi
- Blue Cross Orchard Garden: 23.4 mi
- Blue Cross Garden: 23.4 mi
- Picnic and Grill sites: 15.3 mi
- Foster Falls Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 23.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
- Tennessee Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - East Bound: 21.9 mi
- Grundy Count Rest Area - West Bound: 22.1 mi
- Sewanee Natural Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Natural Bridge: 19.4 mi
- Bellefonte: 21.1 mi
- Battelle: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Bridgeport Depot Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Top | ESE 114° | 647 m | 19.0 mi |
| West Ramsey | N 352° | 627 m | 22.8 mi |
| Suck Creek Mountain | NE 44° | 624.84 m | 22.6 mi |
| East Ramsey | N 353° | 616 m | 22.9 mi |
| Tip Top | N 354° | 597 m | 23.2 mi |
| Red Hill | NNW 331° | 591 m | 13.8 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSE 151° | 591 m | 16.8 mi |
| Fox Mountain | SSE 148° | 584 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:21 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:23 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 15:57 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bridgeport 5 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/283887070
Day trips start here
- Chattanooga · 24 mi
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