Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture
Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 84 m. Mount Carmel stands 192 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Selma to Montgomery March Byway passes 1.4 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama State University
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
- 2.3 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Fitzgerald Park: 0.3 mi
- College Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Cloverdale Park: 0.4 mi
- Tuscaloosa Park: 0.7 mi
- Country Club Drive Park: 0.7 mi
- F. Scott & Zelda Fitzgerald Museum: 0.2 mi
- W. A. Gayle Planetarium: 0.6 mi
- Dr. Richard Harris House: 0.9 mi
- Dexter Parsonage Museum: 1.0 mi
- Dexter Parsonage Interpretive Center: 1.0 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 1.3 mi
- Civil Rights Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Confederate Memorial Monument: 1.4 mi
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice: 1.6 mi
- Rosa Parks Bus Stop: 1.6 mi
- Cobbs Hill: 9.0 mi
- Taskigi Mound: 10.1 mi
- Cantelous Hill: 10.3 mi
- Gunter Hill: 10.7 mi
- Gin Shop Hill: 13.3 mi
- Wall of Tolerance: 1.4 mi
- Violata Pax Dove: 1.7 mi
- Steadfast Stride Toward Justice: 1.8 mi
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: 1.8 mi
- Rosa Parks: 1.9 mi
- Avenue of Flags: 1.3 mi
- Escapology Montgomery: 1.8 mi
- Harriott II Riverboat: 2.1 mi
- Town of Spectre: 6.6 mi
- The Alleyway: 13.3 mi
- Peace and Justice Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Blue Bluff: 23.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Center for the Study of Civil Rights and African-American Culture. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Carmel | S 188° | 192 m | 23.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 26° | 174 m | 13.5 mi |
| Gin Shop Hill | WNW 300° | 138 m | 13.3 mi |
| Pierces Hill | SSW 203° | 125 m | 24.0 mi |
| Cantelous Hill | W 262° | 104 m | 10.3 mi |
| Cobbs Hill | NW 320° | 95 m | 9.0 mi |
| Gunter Hill | W 267° | 94 m | 10.7 mi |
| Cravey Hill | W 268° | 81 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:20 | 19:56 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:43 | 16:07 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 53 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 80 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 57 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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