Russell Hill
Russell Hill rises to 257 m in Alabama. Monte Sano Mountain stands 494 m to the east, 6.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Cavalry Hill Community Center, a park 0.8 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Alabama, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31496491, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 257 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Echols Hill: 2.4 mi
- Ward Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Oakwood Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Weeden Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Garth Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Cavalry Hill Community Center: 0.8 mi
- Pine Park: 0.8 mi
- Butler Green: 1.0 mi
- Oakmont Park: 1.6 mi
- Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 1.7 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 1.7 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 1.8 mi
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 1.8 mi
- Shuttle Training Aircraft: 2.3 mi
- Main Propulsion Test Article 098: 2.3 mi
- Pine Bluff: 7.8 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 10.5 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 10.7 mi
- Lewis Buff: 11.7 mi
- Bell Bluff: 11.9 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 0.8 mi
- The Burger Factory: 1.1 mi
- UAH Stone Geode: 1.2 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 1.6 mi
- Eternal Flame: 1.8 mi
- Travelers II: 1.8 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 1.9 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 1.9 mi
- Small Bull sculpture: 2.0 mi
- Travelers: 2.0 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 1.5 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 2.0 mi
- Early Works Museum: 2.0 mi
- Constitution Hall Park: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring: 1.9 mi
- Brahan Spring: 2.0 mi
- The Spring House: 3.9 mi
- Fagan Spring: 4.3 mi
- Alm's Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pavilion 1: 1.9 mi
- Pavilion 10: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 11: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 9: 2.1 mi
- Pavilion 7: 2.1 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 16.8 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 17.8 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 4.8 mi
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 6.1 mi
- Marie's Garden: 7.6 mi
- Talucah Beach: 12.3 mi
- Rocket Rest Area: 21.9 mi
- Little Nashville: 22.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Russell Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Sano Mountain | E 80° | 494 m | 6.2 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 93° | 490 m | 8.0 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | E 101° | 483 m | 4.7 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 75° | 481 m | 6.6 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 125° | 476 m | 7.1 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 110° | 463 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jasper Point | ENE 77° | 462 m | 13.6 mi |
| Wade Mountain | N 2° | 455 m | 6.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 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/358927262
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