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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.

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: 15
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
Museums: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 5
Beaches: 2
  • Mallard Creek Beach: 14.8 mi
  • Talucah Beach: 18.3 mi
Nature reserves: 2
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 19.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Betts Spring: 21.3 mi
Gardens: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Jones Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wilson MountainESE357 m14.0 mi
Fairview MountainESE352 m13.5 mi
Cooper MountainESE350 m15.7 mi
Negro MountainSE342 m14.3 mi
Thomas MountainS337 m13.3 mi
Cook Gap MountainSE319 m17.3 mi
Cheatham KnobWSW313 m17.1 mi
Sand MountainSSW310 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 50–80 °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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