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Ransom Hill

Ransom Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Ransom Hill rises to 196 m in Alabama. Huntsville Mountain stands 476 m to the northeast, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bell Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31484539, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
196 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.54954, -86.62638

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Attractions: 44
Cliffs: 25
Artworks: 20
  • SkyLume: 10.4 mi
  • ART Custom Framing: 10.9 mi
  • Artisans Cove FRames and Art: 11.3 mi
  • Artistic Images: 12.0 mi
  • Eggbeater Jesus: 12.0 mi
Historic sites: 18
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Byrd Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Betts Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 13.3 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 10.8 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 10.8 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 10.8 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 10.8 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 14.3 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 15.6 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 19.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.5 miles of Ransom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntsville MountainNE 36°476 m10.5 mi
Wallace MountainE 90°409 m6.0 mi
Wade PointENE 74°401 m6.4 mi
Russell PointENE 70°397 m5.5 mi
Lemley MountainE 99°394 m9.7 mi
Whitesburg MountainSSE 157°391 m2.7 mi
Bell PointSSE 151°387 m2.0 mi
Meeks MountainESE 109°386 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3519:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1218:45
December solstice06:5016:0216:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404351596775787772614943
Precip in5.95.55.55.14.94.54.23.74.23.74.56.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Owens Cross Roads 3S, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358925665

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