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The Depot Museum

The Depot Museum from directly overhead

The Depot Museum is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Coston Hill stands 141 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Boll Weevil Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 41 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Pea River Historical Society

How to reach it

Coordinates31.31331, -85.85423

41 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Daisy Gibson Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ouida Street Park: 1.0 mi
  • Westside Park: 1.1 mi
  • Peavy Park: 1.2 mi
  • Johhny Henderson Family Park: 2.5 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Bell UH-1D Huey: 2.4 mi
  • Bell UH-1C Huey: 6.1 mi
  • Bell UH-1H Huey: 7.9 mi
  • Bell UH-1D Huey: 15.0 mi
  • Bell AH-1F Cobra: 15.8 mi
Peaks: 3
Historic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Cactus art: 4.3 mi
  • Dale County Council of Arts and Humanities: 16.1 mi
Museums: 2
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coston HillNW 316°141 m22.5 mi
Coates HillSSE 156°70 m24.6 mi
Buffalo HillSW 222°66 m24.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4818:2318:55
June solstice05:4019:1619:52
September equinox06:3218:1018:42
December solstice06:3916:0916:46

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F495360667479818177685852
Precip in5.54.75.04.53.15.67.05.64.83.04.44.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Enterprise 4 W, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1216664868

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