Lake Lurleen State Park
Lake Lurleen State Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 109 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Creek Park, a park 2.3 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 204 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama State Parks
How to reach it
- 204.4 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mill Creek Park: 2.3 mi
- Faucett Brothers Park: 2.6 mi
- Coker Park: 3.6 mi
- Northwood Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Northwood Lake Park: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Bridge: 6.4 mi
- War Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Defended Covered Bridge: 8.1 mi
- Defended Covered Bridge: 8.2 mi
- Masons Marks: 8.4 mi
- Sunflower Bike Rack: 8.2 mi
- Three Sisters: 8.2 mi
- Rick Rush: 8.4 mi
- Yellow Python: 8.6 mi
- Running Minerva: 9.0 mi
- Holman Hill: 7.1 mi
- Childress Hill: 8.4 mi
- River Hill: 8.4 mi
- Phillips Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Kings Mountain: 15.3 mi
- Kentuck Museum: 6.1 mi
- Northport Historical Museum: 7.5 mi
- Old Tavern: 8.4 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 8.6 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 8.6 mi
- Reed Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Carson Bluff: 6.8 mi
- McGowins Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 22.3 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 22.5 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 7.7 mi
- Bama Belle: 8.2 mi
- Brownville: 8.1 mi
- Marrs Spring: 9.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake Lurleen State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | ENE 78° | 240 m | 24.1 mi |
| Iron Ore Mountain | ENE 63° | 201 m | 19.7 mi |
| Martha Washington Mountain | E 86° | 197 m | 24.5 mi |
| Phillips Mountain | NNW 340° | 193 m | 13.8 mi |
| Goat Hill | NNW 335° | 182 m | 24.9 mi |
| Savage Mountain | NNW 338° | 165 m | 22.4 mi |
| McCracken Mountain | NNW 342° | 161 m | 21.9 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SE 139° | 149 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:03 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:40 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:10 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 47 | 51 | 59 | 66 | 74 | 81 | 83 | 83 | 78 | 67 | 56 | 49 |
| Precip in | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscaloosa Acfd, 6 mi away.
- Florida Anise31 obs
- bigleaf magnolia24 obs
- Little Brown Jugs21 obs
- Mallard18 obs
- Swan Goose13 obs
- mayberry9 obs
- Small-Flower Pawpaw8 obs
- American holly7 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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