Coon Creek Tract
Coon Creek Tract is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 123 m. Doss Mountain stands 296 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Payne Park, a park 4.2 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 14 miles off. 110 named places lie within 25 miles, 7 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Forever Wild
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 29.2 mi off the Selma to Montgomery March Byway, National
110 named places within 25 miles
- Payne Park: 4.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 4.5 mi
- Veterans Park: 4.5 mi
- Tallassee Commercial Historic District: 4.5 mi
- Tuckabatchie Monument: 7.9 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 14.8 mi
- Army Supply Building (Ghost Structure): 14.8 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 14.9 mi
- Booker T. Washington Monument: 15.1 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 22.6 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: 14.9 mi
- Legacy Museum: 15.0 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 15.2 mi
- The Oaks - Home of Booker T. Washington: 15.3 mi
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 15.3 mi
- Charles Barkley: 22.1 mi
- Cam Newton: 22.4 mi
- Bo Jackson: 22.4 mi
- John Heisman: 22.4 mi
- Pat Sullivan: 22.4 mi
- Saddlerock Mountain Overlook: 5.5 mi
- Baxley Hill: 6.8 mi
- Chimney Rock: 7.9 mi
- Smith Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 18.9 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 15.1 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 15.2 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 15.5 mi
- The Alleyway: 19.8 mi
- Founders' Oak: 22.7 mi
- Centennial Garden: 22.6 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 22.6 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 22.7 mi
- Macon County Rest Area North Bound: 16.5 mi
- Macon County Rest Area South Bound: 16.7 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 5.4 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coon Creek Tract. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Mountain | NE 34° | 296 m | 22.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | N 8° | 239 m | 14.7 mi |
| Saddlerock Mountain Overlook | NW 326° | 186 m | 5.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 257° | 174 m | 18.9 mi |
| Baxley Hill | SSE 147° | 148 m | 6.8 mi |
| Taskigi Mound | WSW 254° | 50 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:19 | 19:55 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:42 | 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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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