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Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge

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Elevation
153 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Signal Mountain460 m · 22.6 mi
Nearest byway
Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds21.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:01local time
Coordinates
33.3807, -86.9728
Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge from directly overhead

Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge is a park in Alabama, at a recorded 153 m. Signal Mountain stands 460 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Snitz Snider Memorial Stadium, a park 1.0 miles away. Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds passes 21 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Elevation
153 m

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Watercress Darter National Wildlife Refuge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Signal MountainE 87°460 m22.6 mi
Sand MountainE 83°447 m24.7 mi
Penitentiary MountainE 82°375 m24.5 mi
Pilot KnobNE 49°348 m23.2 mi
Shades MountainENE 64°346 m12.5 mi
Little Shades MountainENE 74°258 m4.9 mi
Rock MountainWSW 236°257 m5.7 mi
West Rock MountainNW 321°247 m3.8 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 18
Artworks: 9
Picnic sites: 5
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3919:2520:01
September equinox06:3718:1318:46
December solstice06:4916:0716:45

Local time (America/Chicago).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637178818175655447
Precip in5.45.45.45.14.64.54.84.03.43.34.55.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bessemer 3 WSW, 2 mi away.

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