Dr. Francis' Medical Museum
Dr. Francis' Medical Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 211 m. Morton Hill stands 628 m to the south, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacksonville City Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 21.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 18 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 21 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chimney Peak: 2.3 mi
- Nesbitt Hill: 3.5 mi
- Chimney Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Ben White Point: 3.8 mi
- French Hill: 4.7 mi
- Jacksonville City Park: 0.2 mi
- Chief Ladiga Landing: 1.6 mi
- Germania Springs Park: 2.3 mi
- Raymond C. Elwell Park: 5.4 mi
- Pelham Park: 6.0 mi
- MAJ Dwayne Williams Memorial: 0.5 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 0.5 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 11.4 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 14.9 mi
- Berman Museum: 8.7 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 8.8 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 14.8 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 23.4 mi
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 23.8 mi
- Janney Furnace: 14.9 mi
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 21.6 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 22.9 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 21.6 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 21.6 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 23.1 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 11.5 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 11.8 mi
- The Brow: 21.0 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 23.2 mi
- Minden: 21.2 mi
- Turkey Town: 22.6 mi
- All Saints Garden: 11.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 17.3 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.6 miles of Dr. Francis' Medical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Hill | S 171° | 628 m | 8.5 mi |
| Big Oak Mountain | SSE 161° | 612 m | 5.6 mi |
| Moorman Hill | SSE 166° | 608 m | 6.1 mi |
| King Hill | S 181° | 594 m | 10.2 mi |
| Stanley Hill | S 174° | 581 m | 9.8 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | S 172° | 549 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NE 52° | 543 m | 6.3 mi |
| Frederick Hill | SSE 168° | 541 m | 6.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:21 | 19:58 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:45 | 16:01 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 45 | 52 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.6 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heflin, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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