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Jones Hill

Jones Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Jones Hill rises to 216 m in Alabama. Wilson Mountain stands 357 m to the east-southeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Bald Knob, a peak 1.2 miles away. River Road Scenic Byway passes 260 miles off.

The story

mountain in Morgan County, Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31721903, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.50926, -87.03723

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Cliffs: 16
Historic sites: 11
Artworks: 10
  • Tortoise: 7.0 mi
  • Beaver: 7.0 mi
  • Rabbit: 7.0 mi
  • Schooling fish: 7.0 mi
  • Dragonfly: 7.0 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Historic Downtown Hartselle: 7.4 mi
  • Valley Landing Golf Course (Closed): 20.8 mi
  • Clarkson Covered Bridge: 21.0 mi
  • Helicopter: 23.1 mi
  • Helicopter: 23.2 mi
Museums: 6
  • Cook Museum of Natural Science: 7.3 mi
  • Southern Railway Depot: 7.8 mi
  • Crooked Creek Civil War Museum: 20.0 mi
  • Gulf Museum: 20.7 mi
  • Alabama Veterans Museum and Archives: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 3
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Talucah Beach: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
  • Betts Spring: 21.3 mi
  • Betts Spring: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Jones Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson MountainESE 117°357 m14.0 mi
Fairview MountainESE 124°352 m13.5 mi
Cooper MountainESE 111°350 m15.7 mi
Negro MountainSE 126°342 m14.3 mi
Thomas MountainS 169°337 m13.3 mi
Cook Gap MountainSE 132°319 m17.3 mi
Cheatham KnobWSW 248°313 m17.1 mi
Sand MountainSSW 212°310 m10.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5318:2719:00
June solstice05:3719:2720:05
September equinox06:3718:1318:47
December solstice06:5216:0416:42

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653626976797973625144
Precip in5.45.55.45.24.94.64.83.93.93.94.46.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Decatur 4SE, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358974466

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