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First White House of the Confederacy

First White House of the Confederacy from directly overhead

First White House of the Confederacy is a museum in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 83 m. Mount Carmel stands 192 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Avenue of Flags, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Selma to Montgomery March Byway runs past it. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic house in Alabama, United States

Wikidata Q5454078, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
83 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.37616, -86.29996

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Alabama State Capitol Grounds: 0.1 mi
  • Alabama Bicentennial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Lister Hill Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • Lowe Dexter Pocket Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kiwanis Park: 0.5 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 10
Peaks: 10
  • Cobbs Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Taskigi Mound: 9.2 mi
  • Cantelous Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Gunter Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Gin Shop Hill: 12.2 mi
Artworks: 7
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Peace and Justice Memorial Garden: 0.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of First White House of the Confederacy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount CarmelS 187°192 m24.7 mi
Bald KnobNNE 30°174 m12.8 mi
Gin Shop HillWNW 297°138 m12.2 mi
Pierces HillSSW 201°125 m24.8 mi
Cantelous HillWSW 255°104 m10.0 mi
Cobbs HillNW 318°95 m7.8 mi
Gunter HillW 260°94 m10.2 mi
Cravey HillW 265°81 m23.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2518:57
June solstice05:3919:2019:56
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:4316:0716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485359667480838378675750
Precip in4.64.95.24.03.94.15.14.03.72.93.85.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/128681693

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