The Quad
The Quad is a park in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Round Mountain stands 240 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Hall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 211 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 211.1 mi off the River Road Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Woods Quad: 0.1 mi
- Crimson Promenade: 0.2 mi
- Business Quad: 0.2 mi
- Marrs Spring Park: 0.2 mi
- Malone-Hood Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Madison Hall: 0.1 mi
- The Mound: 0.1 mi
- Denny Chimes: 0.1 mi
- Maxwell Hall: 0.2 mi
- Lucy Clock Tower: 0.2 mi
- Walt Whitman Cult Wagon: 0.1 mi
- Phoenix: 0.1 mi
- Pent/La Buidhe Bealltain: 0.1 mi
- Homage to Brancusi: 0.1 mi
- Riverstone: 0.1 mi
- River Hill: 1.3 mi
- Childress Hill: 1.7 mi
- Holman Hill: 2.4 mi
- Sand Mountain: 8.5 mi
- Kings Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Alabama Museum of Natural History: 0.1 mi
- Smith Hall: 0.1 mi
- Paul W. Bryant Museum: 0.5 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 1.2 mi
- Paul R. Jones Museum: 1.2 mi
- Reed Bluff: 6.3 mi
- Carson Bluff: 6.8 mi
- McGowins Bluff: 14.3 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 20.2 mi
- Steeles Bluff: 20.5 mi
- Bama Belle: 1.5 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 1.9 mi
- Marrs Spring: 0.2 mi
- Brownville: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Quad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | ENE 56° | 240 m | 19.3 mi |
| Cely Ann Mountain | ENE 63° | 207 m | 23.7 mi |
| Iron Ore Mountain | NE 34° | 201 m | 17.8 mi |
| Martha Washington Mountain | ENE 67° | 197 m | 18.5 mi |
| Phillips Mountain | NNW 327° | 193 m | 22.3 mi |
| Betty Hill | NE 49° | 177 m | 22.7 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSE 153° | 149 m | 8.5 mi |
| Tyro Creek Hill | N 355° | 142 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:02 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 19:27 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:39 | 18:16 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:10 | 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 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2 S, 3 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel258 obs
- Green Anole200 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle189 obs
- Northern Mockingbird132 obs
- Mediterranean House Gecko121 obs
- Groundhog116 obs
- Gulf Fritillary89 obs
- American Robin80 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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