Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument
Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument is a park in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 48 m. Cave Mountain stands 168 m to the east-southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Taylor Park, a park 0.7 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 205 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 48 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 205.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Taylor Park: 0.7 mi
- Howell Field: 1.2 mi
- Moundville Ball Park: 1.6 mi
- Lock Number Nine Left Bank Public Use Area: 4.3 mi
- Stewart Park: 6.9 mi
- Firefighter: 8.8 mi
- Honor Roll of Soldiers and Patriots of the American Revolution: 14.3 mi
- Huey (Bell UH-1 Iroquois): 14.4 mi
- M60 Tank: 14.4 mi
- Alabama Central Female College: 14.4 mi
- Rick Rush: 14.4 mi
- Sunflower Bike Rack: 14.8 mi
- The Splash: 14.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 14.8 mi
- Nick Saban Statue: 14.9 mi
- McGowins Bluff: 0.8 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 7.3 mi
- Whites Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Sims Bluff: 7.7 mi
- Murphy-Collins House: 14.2 mi
- Old Tavern: 14.4 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 14.6 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 14.6 mi
- Paul W. Bryant Museum: 14.9 mi
- Kings Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Sand Mountain: 11.2 mi
- Childress Hill: 14.4 mi
- River Hill: 14.7 mi
- Holman Hill: 15.6 mi
- Greene County Rest Area - I 59 Southbound: 20.6 mi
- Tuscaloosa County Rest Area - I 59 Northbound: 21.9 mi
- Tuscaloosa County Rest Area (Southbound): 22.0 mi
- Bama Belle: 14.8 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 15.1 mi
- Marrs Spring: 15.2 mi
- Erie: 22.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moundville Archaeological Park;Mound State Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Mountain | ESE 116° | 168 m | 22.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | NE 53° | 149 m | 11.2 mi |
| River Hill | NNE 15° | 69 m | 14.7 mi |
| Holman Hill | N 11° | 69 m | 15.6 mi |
| Childress Hill | NNE 14° | 68 m | 14.4 mi |
| Kings Mountain | NNE 29° | 61 m | 6.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:49 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:11 | 16:48 |
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 | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 82 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tuscaloosa AP Asos, 14 mi away.
- Bronzed Tiger Beetle20 obs
- American sweetgum19 obs
- Heavenly bamboo17 obs
- Curved-toothed Geometer Moth16 obs
- Turkey Vulture14 obs
- Tulip-tree Silkmoth14 obs
- North American Common Gray14 obs
- Gulf Fritillary13 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.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000149OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/508634946
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