Nature reserve · Alabama
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve
Turkey Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 172 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- donation
How to reach it
Coordinates33.70270, -86.69823
- 13.7 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bicentennial Park: 1.5 mi
- East Pinson Valley Community Park: 2.9 mi
- Private Park: 3.2 mi
- Chatham Private Park: 3.2 mi
- Center Point Community Park: 4.1 mi
Peaks
- Brushy Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Keeler Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Black Oak Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Miles Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Foster Mountain: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 33
- Alabama Fallen Warriors Monument: 7.9 mi
- Memorial Airpark: 9.9 mi
- Irondale Furnace Historical Marker: 13.6 mi
- Steelworker: 14.1 mi
- Alabama Veterans Memorial: 14.3 mi
Museums: 14
- Standard Oil Products Museum: 7.7 mi
- Southern Museum Of Flight: 9.9 mi
- Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum: 12.7 mi
- Brookside Historic Museum: 13.1 mi
- Alabama Sports Hall of Fame: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 13
- Water Based: 10.2 mi
- Magic City Sign: 14.5 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 15.0 mi
- Five Points South: 15.0 mi
- Blaze: 15.4 mi
Gardens: 11
- Avondale Rose Garden: 13.3 mi
- Jones Valley Teaching Farm: 13.7 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 14.0 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 15.3 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 7
- Trussville Entertainment District: 7.8 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 11.9 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 13.7 mi
- Vulcan: 15.6 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Pine Bluff: 14.4 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 16.3 mi
- Scirum Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 20.6 mi
- Bowlin Bluff: 21.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Front Porch: 23.9 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 23.9 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 23.9 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 23.9 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 24.0 mi
Nature reserves: 3
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 23.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Bike Repair: 11.5 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 24.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Powell Falls: 20.2 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
- Big Spring: 17.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 18.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Turkey Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ESE 113° | 475 m | 17.3 mi |
| Butler Mountain | ENE 76° | 430 m | 5.0 mi |
| Foster Mountain | E 83° | 421 m | 4.8 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | ENE 73° | 419 m | 10.4 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | ENE 56° | 414 m | 13.6 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | E 91° | 413 m | 4.2 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | E 81° | 411 m | 5.4 mi |
| Village Mountain | NE 49° | 409 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:05 | 16:43 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.4 | 5.7 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.6 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pinson, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/497494375
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