Open Pond Recreation Area
Open Pond Recreation Area is a picnic site in Alabama, at a recorded elevation of 72 m. Britton Hill stands 105 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Pond Recreation Area, a picnic site 1.7 miles away. 42 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 72 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
42 named places within 25 miles
- Blue Spring Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- Conecuh Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Percy's Park: 14.1 mi
- Johnson Memorial Park: 14.9 mi
- Florala State Park: 14.9 mi
- Red Wash Hill: 3.8 mi
- Sandstone Hill: 11.3 mi
- Britton Hill: 17.2 mi
- Danley Hill: 22.2 mi
- Fox Hill: 23.7 mi
- Covington County Veterans Memorial: 15.7 mi
- Britton Hill: 17.2 mi
- Okaloosa County Veterans Memorial: 22.9 mi
- Terry School (ruins): 23.9 mi
- Three Notch Museum: 15.4 mi
- Carver-Hill Museum: 23.9 mi
- Tucker Bluff: 15.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 19.7 mi
- Blue Pond Recreation Area: 1.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 1.8 mi
- Covington County Rest Area: 14.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Open Pond Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Hill | ESE 115° | 105 m | 17.2 mi |
| Danley Hill | ESE 111° | 93 m | 22.2 mi |
| Red Wash Hill | NE 38° | 85 m | 3.8 mi |
| Fox Hill | SE 140° | 84 m | 23.7 mi |
| Sandstone Hill | WSW 258° | 73 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buffalo Hill | E 96° | 66 m | 24.7 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: Sep–May.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 51 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 75 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 68 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.0 | 5.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Florala Muni AP, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/358997239
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