- Elevation, modelled
- 196 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Bald Rock Mountain475 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds11.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:01local time
- Coordinates
- 33.4895, -86.8175
George Ward Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled 196 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is George Ward Disc Golf Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 11 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Birmingham Park and Recreation Board
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of George Ward Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | ENE 71° | 475 m | 24.1 mi |
| Signal Mountain | ESE 115° | 460 m | 15.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ESE 106° | 447 m | 16.3 mi |
| Butler Mountain | NE 36° | 430 m | 19.7 mi |
| Foster Mountain | NE 37° | 421 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | NE 43° | 419 m | 24.4 mi |
| Black Oak Mountain | NE 37° | 413 m | 18.4 mi |
| Praytor Mountain | NE 38° | 411 m | 19.7 mi |
- 11.0 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- George Ward Disc Golf Park: 0.1 mi
- Bessie Estell Park: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
- Phelan Park: 0.9 mi
- UAB Minipark: 0.9 mi
- Shades Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Little Valley Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Irish Hill: 5.4 mi
- Cat Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Little Shades Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Donor Memorial: 1.2 mi
- The Storyteller: 1.5 mi
- Decil’s Fountain: 1.5 mi
- Heaviest Corner on Earth: 1.9 mi
- Steelworker: 2.3 mi
- Vulcan Museum: 1.2 mi
- Arlington Antebellum Home and Gardens: 1.4 mi
- McWane Science Center: 1.8 mi
- Museum of Fond Memories at Reed Books: 2.0 mi
- Birmingham Museum of Art: 2.3 mi
- UAB Upperclassmen Green: 1.0 mi
- Blazer Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Hazel P. Boren Courtyard and Garden: 2.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
- Rock Garden: 2.4 mi
- Blaze: 0.9 mi
- Vulcan: 1.3 mi
- Complex Vision Mozaic: 1.3 mi
- Five Points South: 1.5 mi
- Magic City Sign: 1.7 mi
- Vulcan: 1.3 mi
- Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark: 2.6 mi
- Irondale Public Library: 8.1 mi
- Camp Tranquility Main Entrance: 11.6 mi
- Maggie's Glen: 11.6 mi
- Cannon Pavillion: 15.2 mi
- Tilton Arbor: 15.2 mi
- Front Porch: 15.2 mi
- Judson Day Gazeebo: 15.2 mi
- Lifeguard Gazeebo: 15.3 mi
- Moss Rock Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Ruffner Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Turkey Creek Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Bolton-Orr Ecological Preserve at Ebenezer Wetlands: 22.1 mi
- Laurel Point: 15.3 mi
- Falling Rock: 22.4 mi
- Bike Repair: 10.4 mi
- Spoonwood Lake Beach: 12.5 mi
- Peavine Falls: 13.2 mi
| 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 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:48 | 16:06 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 56 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Birmingham AP, 7 mi away.
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