Odum Point
Odum Point rises to 714 m in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain stands 733 m to the north-northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Caney Head, a peak 0.3 miles away. Talladega Scenic Drive passes 1.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31548667, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 714 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Talladega Scenic Drive, National
- 18.7 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Restaurant Overlook · 4 mi
- Pulpit Rock Overlook · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Caney Head: 0.3 mi
- Parker High Point: 0.4 mi
- Little Caney Head: 0.7 mi
- Robinson Mountain: 2.2 mi
- McDill Point: 2.6 mi
- Doc Hilt Trails: 4.9 mi
- Lineville City Park: 8.4 mi
- Veteran's Park: 10.5 mi
- Park of Karian Court: 10.7 mi
- City of Oxford Park: 12.6 mi
- Walt Farr Native American Relic Museum: 4.4 mi
- Jemison Carnegie Heritage Hall Mueseum and Art Center: 15.5 mi
- Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art: 16.2 mi
- Alabama International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 17.7 mi
- International Motorsports Hall of Fame: 17.8 mi
- Highest Point in Alabama: 4.9 mi
- Bell UH-1: 8.5 mi
- M103: 8.5 mi
- F-100F: 8.5 mi
- Alabama Gold Mine: 16.1 mi
- Clay County Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
- Chief Chenneby Grave: 9.0 mi
- Greyhound Bus Burning Site: 15.7 mi
- Samuel Noble Monument: 16.7 mi
- Fort McClellan EPW Cemetery: 20.9 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 4.6 mi
- Sherman Cliffs: 17.8 mi
- Salt Creek Falls: 7.2 mi
- Rob Roy Falls: 10.8 mi
- World’s Largest Chair: 16.3 mi
- Greyhound Mural: 16.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 14.0 mi
- All Saints Garden: 16.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of Odum Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheaha Mountain | NNE 15° | 733 m | 5.0 mi |
| Hernandez Peak | NNE 20° | 703 m | 3.1 mi |
| Bald Rock | NNE 14° | 696 m | 5.6 mi |
| Parker High Point | E 99° | 667 m | 0.4 mi |
| Big Caney Head | SSW 213° | 648 m | 0.3 mi |
| McDill Point | NNE 12° | 648 m | 2.6 mi |
| Blue Mountain | NNE 21° | 594 m | 6.6 mi |
| King Hill | NNE 12° | 594 m | 17.7 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–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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 160293 — Odum Point, Clay County, Alabama.
OpenStreetMap element node/358989723
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