Bald Knob
Bald Knob rises to 241 m in Alabama. Fairview Mountain stands 352 m to the east-southeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Isabel Mountain, a peak 0.5 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America (GNIS ID = 159105).
Wikidata Q31479171, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Danville-Neel Recreation Area: 2.2 mi
- Jesse Owens Memorial Park: 3.6 mi
- Woodall's Bridge Park: 7.0 mi
- Jack Alan Soccer Complex: 9.0 mi
- Grady and Margie Long Complex: 9.6 mi
- Isabel Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Owen Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Torrence Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sand Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Cedar Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Fall Bluff: 6.6 mi
- Goat Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Lovers Leap: 20.4 mi
- Egypt Bluff: 20.9 mi
- Watkins Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Veteran's Park Memorial Display: 8.7 mi
- Purple Heart Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Star Theater Historic Monument: 10.9 mi
- Fort Decatur Recreation Center: 12.5 mi
- Lest We Forget: 13.0 mi
- Coca Cola Historic Mural: 10.8 mi
- Falkville: 12.6 mi
- Tortoise: 12.6 mi
- Beaver: 12.6 mi
- Rabbit: 12.6 mi
- Historic Downtown Hartselle: 9.8 mi
- Clarkson Covered Bridge: 17.9 mi
- Old Car: 20.4 mi
- Sportsman Lake: 22.5 mi
- Cook Museum of Natural Science: 12.9 mi
- Southern Railway Depot: 13.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 17.1 mi
- Cullman County Museum: 23.9 mi
- Mallard Creek Beach: 17.6 mi
- Talucah Beach: 23.3 mi
- Lacon: 14.0 mi
- Caney Creek Falls: 23.3 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 24.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Bald Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview Mountain | ESE 102° | 352 m | 15.5 mi |
| Negro Mountain | ESE 105° | 342 m | 16.0 mi |
| Thomas Mountain | SE 144° | 337 m | 10.9 mi |
| Penitentiary Mountain | W 266° | 324 m | 13.3 mi |
| Cheatham Knob | W 259° | 313 m | 12.1 mi |
| Sand Mountain | SSW 198° | 310 m | 4.8 mi |
| Flat Mountain | SSW 193° | 306 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buzzard Roost | SW 220° | 303 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:00 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:37 | 18:14 | 18:47 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:04 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.6 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Moulton 2, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358988235
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