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Fairhope Museum of History

Fairhope Museum of History from directly overhead

Fairhope Museum of History is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 42 m. Stony Hill stands 68 m to the north, 19 miles off. Alabama's Coastal Connection runs past it.

The story

city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States

Dates from 1894.

Wikidata Q79502, matched on coordinates and name (736 m apart).

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates30.52376, -87.90274

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fairhoper's Community Park: 0.2 mi
  • Mike Ford Tennis Center at Stimpson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fairhope Municipal Pier: 0.7 mi
  • Flying Creek Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
  • Colony Park Disc Golf Course: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 28
Historic sites: 27
Museums: 24
Artworks: 17
  • Schoolchildren Metal Art: 0.5 mi
  • Portal: 14.0 mi
  • Joe Cain: 14.0 mi
  • Louis Armstrong: 14.1 mi
  • Queen: 14.1 mi
Beaches: 8
  • 13th St Beach Access: 22.0 mi
  • 10th Street Beach Access: 22.4 mi
  • 6th Street Beach Access: 22.7 mi
  • West Gulf Place: 22.8 mi
  • Gulf Place: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Tensaw Bluff: 15.0 mi
  • Bayfront Park: 17.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 19.7 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Nature reserves: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Stony Hill: 18.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillN 5°68 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5618:3219:03
June solstice05:5119:2319:58
September equinox06:4118:1818:50
December solstice06:4516:1916:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495359657379808077675852
Precip in5.54.65.15.54.96.89.07.26.64.44.65.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Fairhope 2 NE, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/817014428

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