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Cullman County Museum

Cullman County Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 250 m. Wornock Mountain stands 436 m to the south-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Colonel Cullman, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.

The story

The Cullman County Museum is a local history museum located in downtown Cullman, Alabama, on the corner of Arnold St. and 2nd Ave. N.E. It is housed in a replica of the home of Col. John G. Cullmann, the founder of Cullman. The museum, which opened in 1973 during the town's centennial, collects and preserves items that illustrate life in Cullman's past, including the area's natural history and its Native American and German settlers.

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Dates from 1973.

Wikidata Q5193047, matched on coordinates and name (5 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
250 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.17957, -86.84333

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Haynes Mountain: 5.6 mi
  • Stout Mountain: 10.0 mi
  • Buttermilk Mountain: 10.1 mi
  • Hale Mountain: 10.3 mi
  • Bailey Mountain: 11.3 mi
Parks: 53
  • Depot Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cullman Downtown Commercial Historic District: 0.3 mi
  • Main Avenue Park: 0.4 mi
  • Stieflemeyer Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cullman Historic District: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 12
  • Colonel Cullman: 0.0 mi
  • Cullman Veterans Memorial: 1.3 mi
  • Bent, not Broken: 1.7 mi
  • Walter Cotton Gin: 10.5 mi
  • Dane Estes Memorial: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Attractions: 5
  • Sportsman Lake: 1.4 mi
  • Ave Maria Grotto: 1.6 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 8.6 mi
  • Baileyton Good Time DragStrip: 14.2 mi
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 19.0 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Pietà: 12.1 mi
  • Saint Francis of Assisi: 12.3 mi
  • Saint Joseph: 12.3 mi
  • Falkville: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 18.1 mi
  • Powell Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Museums: 1
  • Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 8.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Stations Of The Holy Eucharsit Garden: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hammer Park: 19.6 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Cullman County Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wornock MountainSSE 147°436 m15.2 mi
McPherson MountainSE 142°404 m15.8 mi
Hog MountainSE 146°376 m16.0 mi
Wilson MountainN 5°357 m16.6 mi
Peck MountainNNE 25°356 m16.2 mi
Fairview MountainN 1°352 m15.3 mi
Bryant MountainS 179°352 m19.8 mi
Cooper MountainNNE 12°350 m17.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5218:2618:59
June solstice05:3719:2620:03
September equinox06:3618:1318:46
December solstice06:5016:0416:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.75.95.75.44.94.94.63.94.63.94.95.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saint Bernard, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/367932352

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