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Paul R. Jones Museum

Paul R. Jones Museum from directly overhead

Paul R. Jones Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the east-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 210 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
University of Alabama College of Arts & Sciences

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.20950, -87.56688

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District: 0.0 mi
  • Margaret M. DuPont Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Government Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Parker-Haun Park: 0.3 mi
  • Druid City Historic District: 0.4 mi
Historic sites: 28
Artworks: 25
Peaks: 12
Cliffs: 10
Museums: 9
Attractions: 2
  • Bama Belle: 0.4 mi
  • The Kentuck Art Center: 0.9 mi
Springs: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainENE 58°240 m20.4 mi
Cely Ann MountainENE 64°207 m24.8 mi
Iron Ore MountainNE 37°201 m18.6 mi
Martha Washington MountainENE 68°197 m19.7 mi
Phillips MountainNNW 330°193 m21.8 mi
Betty HillNE 51°177 m23.7 mi
Sand MountainSE 145°149 m9.0 mi
Tyro Creek HillN 357°142 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5518:3019:02
June solstice05:4219:2720:03
September equinox06:3918:1618:49
December solstice06:5116:1016:48

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F465057647279828176655448
Precip in5.15.65.55.44.05.34.94.23.53.64.85.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2 S, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/615041069

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