Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park
Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 219 m. Wade Mountain stands 455 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pecan Pocket Park, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 270 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Athens Parks & Recreation Dept.
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 270.2 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Pecan Pocket Park: 0.7 mi
- Athens Lions Club Carnival Grounds: 0.9 mi
- Big Spring Park: 1.0 mi
- Athens State College Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Fifth Avenue Park: 1.1 mi
- Baker Hill: 7.1 mi
- Capshaw Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Little Burwell Mountain: 14.8 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 15.0 mi
- Jackson Mountain: 16.0 mi
- L&N Red Caboose: 9.0 mi
- Staturn 1B Rocket: 11.9 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 16.9 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 18.5 mi
- Helicopter: 19.4 mi
- Trinity School Cistern: 0.8 mi
- Helicopter: 0.9 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle: 7.8 mi
- Vietnam Veterans of America: 12.0 mi
- Limestone County Confederate Soldiers Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Athens City Mural: 0.7 mi
- Fiddle Player: 1.1 mi
- Pig, In Memoriam: 13.7 mi
- Dragonfly: 13.9 mi
- Bud Graham Bluff: 8.8 mi
- Harper Bluff: 9.7 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 10.8 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Melton Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 0.9 mi
- Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 0.9 mi
- Gulf Museum: 1.0 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 12.8 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 13.4 mi
- Betts Spring: 13.6 mi
- Betts Spring: 17.3 mi
- Smithers Spring: 21.8 mi
- Brahan Spring: 22.6 mi
- Big Spring: 23.0 mi
- Pavilion 1: 22.6 mi
- Pavilion 10: 22.7 mi
- Pavilion 11: 22.7 mi
- Pavilion 9: 22.7 mi
- Pavilion 7: 22.7 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 16.7 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 17.0 mi
- Blowing Springs Cave Nature Preserve: 18.9 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 12.0 mi
- Talucah Beach: 21.2 mi
- Rose Garden: 13.9 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 16.4 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.4 miles of Lincoln-Bridgeforth Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wade Mountain | E 86° | 455 m | 20.8 mi |
| Capshaw Mountain | E 84° | 381 m | 13.8 mi |
| Madkin Mountain | ESE 115° | 376 m | 21.3 mi |
| Weeden Mountain | ESE 113° | 371 m | 20.5 mi |
| Drake Mountain | E 90° | 367 m | 19.5 mi |
| Burwell Mountain | E 81° | 354 m | 17.0 mi |
| Rainbow Mountain | ESE 107° | 349 m | 15.0 mi |
| Smithers Mountain | E 88° | 347 m | 22.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:13 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:02 | 16:41 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.6 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 6.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens, 2 mi away.
- Blackfin Darter45 obs
- Striped Shiner43 obs
- Largescale Stoneroller41 obs
- Blackside Snubnose Darter39 obs
- Bluntnose Minnow23 obs
- Rainbow Darter23 obs
- Redbreast Sunfish18 obs
- Blackspotted Topminnow17 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/109574641
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