Burgess Point
Burgess Point rises to 571 m in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain stands 733 m to the northeast, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Mountain, a peak 4.0 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in the United States of America.
Wikidata Q31431571, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 571 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 23.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Restaurant Overlook · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Cemetery Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Big Caney Head: 4.7 mi
- Odum Point: 5.0 mi
- Parker High Point: 5.3 mi
- Doc Hilt Trails: 6.2 mi
- Lineville City Park: 10.3 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.6 mi
- McMillan Park: 11.1 mi
- Jemison Park: 11.1 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 8.8 mi
- Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Mueseum and Art Center: 11.7 mi
- Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art: 12.4 mi
- Alabama International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 16.6 mi
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 16.7 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 9.2 mi
- Bell UH-1: 10.3 mi
- M103: 10.4 mi
- F-100F: 10.4 mi
- Talladega College Sign: 12.3 mi
- Chief Chenneby Grave: 8.0 mi
- Clay County Veterans Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 17.6 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 19.7 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 24.0 mi
- Rob Roy Falls: 5.8 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 8.4 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 8.7 mi
- Sherman Cliffs: 12.9 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 19.3 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 19.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 15.4 mi
- All Saints Garden: 19.7 mi
- School Bus Island: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.9 miles of Burgess Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaha Mountain | NE 38° | 733 m | 9.2 mi |
| Odum Point | ENE 60° | 714 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hernandez Peak | NE 45° | 703 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | NE 36° | 696 m | 9.7 mi |
| Parker High Point | ENE 63° | 667 m | 5.3 mi |
| Big Caney Head | ENE 62° | 648 m | 4.7 mi |
| McDill Point | NE 44° | 648 m | 7.0 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NE 38° | 594 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:56 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:21 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 68 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 3 ENE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 159274 — Burgess Point, Clay County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358988388
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