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Sand Point

Sand Point, seen from above at true elevation

Sand Point rises to 463 m in Alabama. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Scenic Overlook, a park 1.2 miles away.

The story

mountain in Alabama, United States of America

Wikidata Q31723859, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
463 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.70204, -86.52582

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scenic Overlook: 1.2 mi
  • Jones Family Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hermitage Park: 2.4 mi
  • Hastings Park: 2.8 mi
  • Maple Hill Park: 3.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
Cliffs: 28
Historic sites: 15
Artworks: 14
Springs: 13
  • Alm's Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Little Chalybeate Spring: 2.3 mi
  • Fearn Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Carter's Chalybeat Spring: 2.7 mi
  • The Spring House: 2.8 mi
Museums: 12
Picnic sites: 8
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Pavilion 12: 4.2 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 4.2 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 4.2 mi
  • Pavilion 9: 4.2 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 12.2 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 3.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 14.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.3 miles of Sand Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Potato KnobNE 40°510 m13.3 mi
Sharp MountainENE 57°508 m12.5 mi
Monte Sano MountainNNE 15°494 m3.1 mi
Chestnut KnobENE 60°490 m3.1 mi
Round Top MountainNW 324°483 m1.3 mi
Logan PointNNE 16°481 m3.7 mi
Huntsville MountainSSE 167°476 m2.2 mi
Jasper PointENE 59°462 m9.4 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 50–80 °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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 126323 — Sand Point, Madison County, Alabama.

OpenStreetMap element node/358928142

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