Oakwood Mountain
Oakwood Mountain rises to 305 m in Alabama. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the east-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Eternal Flame, a artwork 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31723202, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 305 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Providence Pet Park: 2.1 mi
- Scenic View Park: 2.2 mi
- Indian Creek Greenway: 2.3 mi
- Oakmont Park: 2.4 mi
- Central Park: 2.8 mi
- Drake Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Russell Hill: 3.4 mi
- Wade Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Ward Mountain: 4.3 mi
- Rainbow Mountain: 4.6 mi
- BE-4 Engine: 3.0 mi
- Bridge Street Carousel: 3.5 mi
- NASA Saturn F-1 Engine: 3.8 mi
- Lockheed A-12 'Oxcart': 3.8 mi
- Saturn V Rocket: 3.8 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.8 mi
- Travelers II: 4.9 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 5.1 mi
- Centennial Square: 0.9 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 2.8 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 3.3 mi
- The Burger Factory: 3.6 mi
- Cummings Research Park Lake Obelisk: 3.9 mi
- Pine Bluff: 11.1 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 13.1 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Lewis Buff: 13.8 mi
- Bell Bluff: 14.4 mi
- H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 3.6 mi
- U.S. Space & Rocket Center: 3.8 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 3.9 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 4.9 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 4.9 mi
- Smithers Spring: 4.8 mi
- Big Spring: 4.9 mi
- Brahan Spring: 5.3 mi
- The Spring House: 6.4 mi
- Fagan Spring: 6.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 5.3 mi
- Pavilion 10: 5.4 mi
- Pavilion 11: 5.4 mi
- Pavilion 9: 5.4 mi
- Pavilion 7: 5.4 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 20.6 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 3.5 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 8.3 mi
- Marie's Garden: 10.9 mi
- Talucah Beach: 13.8 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 18.6 mi
- Little Nashville: 24.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Oakwood Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | ENE 70° | 510 m | 17.1 mi |
| Monte Sano Mountain | E 100° | 494 m | 8.5 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | ESE 106° | 490 m | 10.6 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 117° | 483 m | 7.6 mi |
| Logan Point | E 96° | 481 m | 8.6 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 129° | 476 m | 10.4 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 121° | 463 m | 8.8 mi |
| Jasper Point | E 88° | 462 m | 15.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:27 | 20:04 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 71 | 79 | 81 | 81 | 75 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358922671
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