Southern Railway Depot
Southern Railway Depot is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Wilson Mountain stands 357 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Etta Freeman Park, a park 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 265 miles off.
The story
railway station in Decatur, the United States of America
Wikidata Q18155391, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 264.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Etta Freeman Park: 0.1 mi
- Founders Park: 0.2 mi
- Elizabeth "Sister" Johnson Park: 0.3 mi
- A.C. Banks Park: 0.3 mi
- Walden Oaks Park: 0.4 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.3 mi
- Chestnut Grove Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Harris Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Historic Downtown Hartselle: 12.1 mi
- Helicopter: 17.9 mi
- Helicopter: 17.9 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 18.6 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 19.2 mi
- Lest We Forget: 0.7 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 1.0 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 10.8 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 13.1 mi
- Dragonfly: 1.2 mi
- Beaver: 1.3 mi
- Rabbit: 1.3 mi
- Schooling fish: 1.3 mi
- Tortoise: 1.3 mi
- Fall Bluff: 6.9 mi
- Goat Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 13.6 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 13.9 mi
- Melton Bluff: 15.9 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 0.6 mi
- Gulf Museum: 13.2 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 13.4 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 13.4 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 20.1 mi
- Pavilion 10: 22.9 mi
- Pavilion 9: 22.9 mi
- Pavilion 11: 22.9 mi
- Pavilion 1: 22.9 mi
- Pavilion 12: 22.9 mi
- Betts Spring: 14.7 mi
- Betts Spring: 15.8 mi
- Brahan Spring: 22.9 mi
- Byrd Spring: 23.2 mi
- Big Spring: 24.1 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.2 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 18.0 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 11.3 mi
- Talucah Beach: 15.0 mi
- Lacon: 19.8 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Southern Railway Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Mountain | SE 144° | 357 m | 16.5 mi |
| Fairview Mountain | SSE 150° | 352 m | 16.9 mi |
| Cooper Mountain | SE 137° | 350 m | 17.4 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ENE 60° | 349 m | 16.8 mi |
| Negro Mountain | SSE 151° | 342 m | 17.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSW 207° | 310 m | 18.0 mi |
| Flat Mountain | SSW 206° | 306 m | 18.5 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SSW 213° | 303 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:03 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur Pryor FLD, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 80004470OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site- National Register of Historic Places — Southern Railway Depot, reference 80004470, listed 03/10/80.
OpenStreetMap element way/289238927
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