Aldridge Botanical Gardens
Aldridge Botanical Gardens is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 159 m. Signal Mountain stands 460 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Howard Lake Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 11 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2002
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Howard Lake Park: 0.7 mi
- Georgetown Lake Park: 1.1 mi
- Riverchase Sports Park: 1.2 mi
- Sertoma Park: 1.2 mi
- Shallowford Park: 1.4 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Shades Mountain: 5.1 mi
- Johnson Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Muscoda Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Old CCC Lakside Campsite ("Unit 1"): 4.8 mi
- Christian Camp Plaque #2: 4.9 mi
- Christian Camp Plaque #1: 4.9 mi
- Christian Camp Ruins: 4.9 mi
- Old CCC Ridgeline Campsite ("Unit 2"): 5.0 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 7.2 mi
- Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens: 8.3 mi
- McWane Science Center: 8.9 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 9.0 mi
- Bessemer Hall of History: 9.1 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 5.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 7.0 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 7.7 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 7.7 mi
- Bush Hills Community Garden and Urban Farm: 9.1 mi
- MESH Collective Art: 5.8 mi
- African Village in America: 6.8 mi
- Vulcan: 7.2 mi
- Five Points South: 7.8 mi
- Blaze: 7.9 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 5.1 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 5.4 mi
- King's Chair Overlook: 6.4 mi
- Vulcan: 7.2 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 9.3 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 11.2 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 11.2 mi
- Front Porch: 11.3 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 11.3 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 11.4 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 15.1 mi
- Cahaba River Park: 18.9 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Laurel Point: 12.5 mi
- Falling Rock: 16.1 mi
- Peavine Falls: 6.0 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 9.8 mi
- Bike Repair: 17.6 mi
- Cadle: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Aldridge Botanical Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Mountain | E 87° | 460 m | 12.2 mi |
| Sand Mountain | E 80° | 447 m | 14.4 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NNE 24° | 421 m | 24.6 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NNE 24° | 413 m | 23.8 mi |
| Karr Mountain | NE 56° | 376 m | 22.2 mi |
| Penitentiary Mountain | ENE 78° | 375 m | 14.2 mi |
| Pilot Knob | NNE 26° | 348 m | 16.4 mi |
| Shades Mountain | N 10° | 346 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:24 | 20:01 |
| September equinox | 06:36 | 18:13 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Helena, 8 mi away.
- Green Cloverworm Moth135 obs
- Mallard90 obs
- Great Blue Heron78 obs
- Canada Goose75 obs
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth75 obs
- Common Idia Moth75 obs
- Red-lined Panopoda Moth74 obs
- Brown-shaded Gray68 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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