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National African-American Archives & Museum

National African-American Archives & Museum from directly overhead

National African-American Archives & Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Stony Hill stands 68 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Alabama's Coastal Connection passes 8.7 miles off.

The story

The Historic Avenue Cultural Center is an exhibit and event space in Mobile, Alabama’s Civil Rights and Cultural Heritage District. From the early 1990s to approximately 2015, it served as the National African American Archives and Museum. Formerly known as the Davis Avenue Branch of Mobile Public Library, it was the lone Black library in Mobile County during segregation.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q6970197, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates30.69528, -88.05105

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Isom Clemon Civil Rights Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • De Tonti Square Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ryan Park: 0.4 mi
  • Morgan Park: 0.4 mi
  • Unity Point Park: 0.5 mi
Attractions: 25
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 20
Artworks: 9
  • Father Ryan Statue: 0.4 mi
  • John LeFlore & Joseph Langan: 0.4 mi
  • Holy Cross: 0.6 mi
  • Queen: 0.7 mi
  • Louis Armstrong: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Pavillion: 6.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavillion: 6.4 mi
  • Tensaw Bluff: 8.1 mi
  • Bayfront Park: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 1
  • Stony Hill: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of National African-American Archives & Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony HillENE 56°68 m12.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5718:3219:04
June solstice05:5119:2319:59
September equinox06:4118:1918:50
December solstice06:4616:1916:56

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Oct–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F525662687682848480716155
Precip in5.23.85.14.94.45.86.67.14.53.84.15.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mobile Dwtn AP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/353283885

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