Blue Pond Recreation Area
Blue Pond Recreation Area is a picnic site in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 65 m. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the east-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area, a park 1.5 miles away. 40 named places lie within 25 miles, 4 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 65 m
How to reach it
40 named places within 25 miles
- Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area: 1.5 mi
- Conecuh Recreation Area: 4.0 mi
- Johnson Memorial Park: 13.5 mi
- Cooper Park: 13.8 mi
- Andalusia Commercial Historic District: 13.9 mi
- Covington County Veterans Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Britton Hill: 18.4 mi
- Terry School (ruins): 22.1 mi
- Rawls School (ruins): 23.8 mi
- Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 24.5 mi
- Red Wash Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sandstone Hill: 11.3 mi
- Britton Hill: 18.4 mi
- Danley Hill: 23.3 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 17.1 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 21.4 mi
- Open Pond Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 2.8 mi
- Three Notch Museum: 14.0 mi
- Covington County Rest Area: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Pond Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Hill | ESE 119° | 105 m | 18.4 mi |
| Danley Hill | ESE 115° | 93 m | 23.3 mi |
| Red Wash Hill | ENE 64° | 85 m | 3.1 mi |
| Sandstone Hill | WSW 249° | 73 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 19:18 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:12 | 18:44 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:12 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 58 | 64 | 72 | 78 | 80 | 80 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Andalusia 3 W, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358997235
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