Museum · Alabama
Gulf Museum
Gulf Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 210 m. Wade Mountain stands 455 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Spring Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 271 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 210.4 m
How to reach it
Coordinates34.80372, -86.96555
- 271.3 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Big Spring Park: 0.1 mi
- Athens State College Historic District: 0.2 mi
- Pecan Pocket Park: 0.3 mi
- Athens Lions Club Carnival Grounds: 0.5 mi
- Athens Swan Creek Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Baker Hill: 7.9 mi
- Capshaw Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Little Burwell Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Quarter Mountain: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 42
- L&N Red Caboose: 8.6 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 11.2 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 16.0 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 17.7 mi
- Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 18.6 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Trinity School Cistern: 0.2 mi
- Helicopter: 0.3 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 5.9 mi
- Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 7.6 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 19
- Fiddle Player: 0.1 mi
- Athens City Mural: 0.3 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Pig, In Memoriam: 12.7 mi
- Heritage Landing Entrance Sign: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 16
- Bud Graham Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Harper Bluff: 10.4 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Winding Stair Bluff: 14.0 mi
Museums: 15
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 0.3 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 0.3 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 13.2 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 13.8 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 18.8 mi
Springs: 10
- Betts Spring: 12.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 16.7 mi
- Smithers Spring: 20.8 mi
- Brahan Spring: 21.8 mi
- Big Spring: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 7
- Pavilion 1: 21.8 mi
- Pavilion 10: 21.9 mi
- Pavilion 11: 21.9 mi
- Pavilion 9: 21.9 mi
- Pavilion 7: 21.9 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 2
- Mallard Creek Beach: 13.0 mi
- Talucah Beach: 20.8 mi
Gardens: 2
- Rose Garden: 14.2 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rocket Rest Area: 11.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.5 miles of Gulf Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mountain | E 87° | 455 m | 19.8 mi |
| Capshaw Mountain | E 85° | 381 m | 12.8 mi |
| Madkin Mountain | ESE 117° | 376 m | 20.6 mi |
| Weeden Mountain | ESE 115° | 371 m | 19.7 mi |
| Chapman Mountain | E 96° | 370 m | 24.0 mi |
| Drake Mountain | E 91° | 367 m | 18.5 mi |
| Burwell Mountain | E 82° | 354 m | 16.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 109° | 349 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
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