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Russell Point

Russell Point, seen from above at true elevation

Russell Point rises to 397 m in Alabama. Chestnut Knob stands 490 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Huntsville Speedway, a attraction 0.6 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31496598, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
397 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.57676, -86.53471

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
Attractions: 45
  • Huntsville Speedway: 0.6 mi
  • Helicopter: 10.3 mi
  • Helicopter: 10.4 mi
  • Three Caves: 10.5 mi
  • Japanese Friendship Bridge: 10.9 mi
Cliffs: 27
Historic sites: 16
Artworks: 13
Springs: 13
  • Byrd Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Brahan Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Alm's Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Little Chalybeate Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Fearn Spring: 10.9 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Pavilion 12: 9.5 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 9.6 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 9.6 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 9.6 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 9.6 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 12.9 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 14.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 10.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 11.0 miles of Russell Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Chestnut KnobNNE 17°490 m10.7 mi
Round Top MountainN 359°483 m9.7 mi
Huntsville MountainN 9°476 m6.6 mi
Sand PointN 3°463 m8.7 mi
Drake MountainNNE 25°440 m8.4 mi
Ginn PointNNE 21°434 m8.7 mi
Wallace MountainSSE 157°409 m2.1 mi
High PointNNE 31°408.5 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:03
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5016:0116:40

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, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358927311

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