Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge
Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Horsemill Mountain stands 308 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Mile Island Public Shooting Area, a park 1.6 miles away. Natchez Trace Parkway passes 9.6 miles off. 135 named places lie within 25 miles, 45 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Natchez Trace Parkway, National
- 228.9 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Trail of Tears Water Route Overlook on the Natchez Trace, Milepost 328.7 · 10 mi
- Colbert Ferry · 10 mi
- Freedom Hills Overlook · 14 mi
- Waterfall · 24 mi
135 named places within 25 miles
- Seven Mile Island Public Shooting Area: 1.6 mi
- Sevenmile Island Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Colbert County Park: 3.8 mi
- Nitrate Village Number 1 Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Park West: 4.1 mi
- Sand Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Sandfall Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Potato Hill Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.1 mi
- Hawk Pride Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Tennessee Valley Museum of Art: 5.0 mi
- Alabama Music Hall of Fame: 5.5 mi
- W.C. Handy Home and Museum: 6.7 mi
- Indian Mound Museum: 7.4 mi
- Muscle Shoals National Heritage Area: 7.4 mi
- Steam Engine Mural: 7.3 mi
- Romeo and Juliet: 7.4 mi
- Dr George Huckaba Sundial: 7.4 mi
- Dr. George William Huckaba Sundial: 7.4 mi
- W. C. Handy: 7.4 mi
- Pride Bluff: 2.4 mi
- Roses Bluff: 3.8 mi
- York Bluffs: 6.5 mi
- Cook Bluff: 11.6 mi
- Greens Bluff: 22.2 mi
- Old Cypress Mill: 6.2 mi
- The Frank Lloyd Wright Rosenbaum House: 6.9 mi
- Old Railroad Bridge: 7.3 mi
- Old Railroad Bed: 7.3 mi
- Cherokee Military Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Cane Creek Canyon Nature Preserve: 8.2 mi
- Thomas State Wildlife Refuge: 12.5 mi
- Shoal Creek Nature Preserve Tract: 15.1 mi
- George H. Carroll Lion Habitat: 7.5 mi
- Wilson Dam Lookout: 10.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Key Cave National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horsemill Mountain | SSE 157° | 308 m | 21.9 mi |
| Suggs Mountain | SSE 163° | 297 m | 21.3 mi |
| Summer House Mountain | WSW 252° | 287 m | 7.1 mi |
| Macedonia Mountain | SE 144° | 281 m | 23.6 mi |
| Sand Mountain | W 266° | 268 m | 9.5 mi |
| Timber Knob Mountain | SSW 208° | 263 m | 8.4 mi |
| Wildcat Mountain | W 261° | 262 m | 10.7 mi |
| LaGrange Mountain | ESE 120° | 262 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:31 | 20:08 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:50 |
| December solstice | 06:55 | 16:06 | 16:45 |
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 | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 6.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Muscle Shoals WTP, 9 mi away.
- Butterfly Mussel38 obs
- Three-horn Wartyback37 obs
- Ebonyshell36 obs
- Purple Wartyback32 obs
- Pimpleback30 obs
- Elephantear29 obs
- Pink Heelsplitter28 obs
- Dickcissel27 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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