Janney Furnace Park
Janney Furnace Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 180 m. Big Oak Mountain stands 612 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 17 miles off.
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 18.7 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 23.7 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook · 24 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook · 25 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Point Jones: 1.7 mi
- Point Calhoun: 2.9 mi
- Brook Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Rock Pile Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Chalybeate Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Ten Islands Historic Park: 2.8 mi
- Barneyhood Stadium: 8.7 mi
- Rainbow City Park: 11.5 mi
- Rainbow City Park: 11.5 mi
- Michael Tucker Memorial Park: 12.2 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 12.8 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 13.2 mi
- Spirit of American Citizenship: 14.5 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 14.6 mi
- John Pelham Monument: 14.9 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 0.0 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 13.3 mi
- Berman Museum: 13.3 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 13.9 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 13.9 mi
- The Brow: 16.2 mi
- Bowlin Bluff: 18.7 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 23.3 mi
- Janney Furnace: 0.1 mi
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 16.9 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 18.7 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 24.6 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 17.0 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 17.0 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 21.4 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.3 mi
- Big Spring: 22.5 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 14.4 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 14.7 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound): 15.5 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 17.0 mi
- Minden: 8.2 mi
- All Saints Garden: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.1 miles of Janney Furnace Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Oak Mountain | ESE 104° | 612 m | 17.0 mi |
| Moorman Hill | ESE 106° | 608 m | 16.9 mi |
| King Hill | ESE 122° | 594 m | 17.1 mi |
| Wikoff Hill | ESE 113° | 549 m | 17.1 mi |
| Frederick Hill | ESE 108° | 541 m | 17.0 mi |
| Skeleton Mountains | ESE 120° | 537 m | 16.5 mi |
| Davis Hill | SE 124° | 527 m | 16.7 mi |
| Chimney Peak | E 80° | 523 m | 16.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:49 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:22 | 19:59 |
| September equinox | 06:33 | 18:10 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:46 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
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 | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Talladega 10 NNE, 16 mi away.
- great mullein3 obs
- Stripe-necked Musk Turtle3 obs
- Common Box Turtle2 obs
- Common Buckeye2 obs
- Southern Devil Scorpion2 obs
- Mallard1 obs
- Canada Goose1 obs
- Hooded Merganser1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/1388834081
Take the scenic way to Janney Furnace Park.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.