Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site is a museum in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Saddlerock Mountain Overlook stands 186 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure), a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 1.4 miles off. 102 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
The story
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, at Moton Field in Tuskegee, Alabama, commemorates the contributions of African-American airmen in World War II. Moton Field was the site of primary flight training for the pioneering pilots known as the Tuskegee Airmen, and is now operated by the National Park Service to interpret their history and achievements. It was constructed in 1941 as a new training base. The field was named after former Tuskegee Institute principal Robert Russa Moton, who died the previous year.
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Dates from 1998.
Wikidata Q7856793, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 1.4 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
102 named places within 25 miles
- North Main Street Historic District: 2.1 mi
- Main Street Historic District: 2.4 mi
- Abbott Park: 3.0 mi
- Green Fork Park: 4.3 mi
- Loachapoka Historic District: 11.2 mi
- Charles Barkley: 14.8 mi
- Monody: 14.9 mi
- Cam Newton: 15.0 mi
- Bo Jackson: 15.0 mi
- John Heisman: 15.0 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 0.0 mi
- Army Supply Building (Ghost Structure): 0.1 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 0.1 mi
- Booker T. Washington Monument: 2.5 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 14.9 mi
- Legacy Museum: 2.2 mi
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 2.5 mi
- Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center: 2.5 mi
- The Oaks - Home of Booker T. Washington: 2.5 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 2.5 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 2.5 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 2.6 mi
- Founders' Oak: 14.9 mi
- Civil War Cannon Lathe: 15.4 mi
- Baxley Hill: 8.6 mi
- Saddlerock Mountain Overlook: 20.2 mi
- Chimney Rock: 21.6 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 14.9 mi
- Centennial Garden: 15.3 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 15.4 mi
- Coon Creek Tract: 14.9 mi
- Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Suspension: 18.8 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlerock Mountain Overlook | NW 315° | 186 m | 20.2 mi |
| Baxley Hill | WNW 298° | 148 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:05 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milstead, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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