McDill Point
McDill Point rises to 648 m in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain stands 733 m to the north-northeast, 2.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Hernandez Peak, a peak 0.6 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 0.3 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31548346, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 648 m
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 16.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Restaurant Overlook · 2 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 2 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hernandez Peak: 0.6 mi
- Little Caney Head: 2.2 mi
- Cheaha Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Odum Point: 2.6 mi
- Parker High Point: 2.6 mi
- Doc Hilt Trails: 7.4 mi
- Park of Karian Court: 8.4 mi
- Veteran's Park: 9.2 mi
- Choccolocco Park: 10.3 mi
- City of Oxford Park: 10.3 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 1.8 mi
- Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Mueseum and Art Center: 16.1 mi
- Alabama International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 16.6 mi
- Anniston Museum of Natural History: 16.8 mi
- Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art: 16.8 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 2.3 mi
- Bell UH-1: 10.4 mi
- M103: 10.4 mi
- F-100F: 10.4 mi
- Talladega College Sign: 16.8 mi
- Chief Chenneby Grave: 8.4 mi
- Clay County Veterans Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 13.5 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 14.1 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 18.3 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 2.0 mi
- Sherman Cliffs: 19.8 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Rob Roy Falls: 12.6 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 13.7 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 14.1 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 12.0 mi
- All Saints Garden: 14.1 mi
- Minden: 23.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of McDill Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaha Mountain | NNE 19° | 733 m | 2.3 mi |
| Odum Point | SSW 192° | 714 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hernandez Peak | NE 56° | 703 m | 0.6 mi |
| Bald Rock | NNE 15° | 696 m | 3.0 mi |
| Parker High Point | S 184° | 667 m | 2.6 mi |
| Big Caney Head | SSW 194° | 648 m | 2.9 mi |
| Morton Hill | NNE 16° | 628 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 26° | 594 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:48 | 18:22 | 18:55 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:32 | 18:09 | 18:42 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 16:02 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Anniston Metro AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 160069 — McDill Point, Clay County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358989315
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