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Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets

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Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets is a picnic site in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Bice Mountain stands 536 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is James C. Crawford Park, a park 0.1 miles away.

What the record says

Elevation
220.0;218.6;217.3

How to reach it

Coordinates34.77848, -86.56314

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • James C. Crawford Park: 0.1 mi
  • John H Steigerwood Field: 1.6 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 1.6 mi
  • Chapman Park: 2.0 mi
  • Pear Tree Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Attractions: 43
Cliffs: 23
Historic sites: 19
  • Statue of William Hooper Councill: 0.6 mi
  • Hotel Monte Sano: 3.0 mi
  • 2006 School Bus Crash: 3.3 mi
  • Kaffeeklatsch: 3.5 mi
  • The Burger Factory: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Museums: 15
  • State Black Archives Research Center and Museum: 0.6 mi
  • North Alabama Railroad Museum: 1.0 mi
  • H.C. Blake Art & History Center: 2.7 mi
  • SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 3.2 mi
  • Weeden House: 3.5 mi
Springs: 13
  • Moore Quarter Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Fagan Spring: 2.9 mi
  • The Spring House: 3.0 mi
  • Smithers Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 7
  • Monte Sano State Park Picnic Area: 3.6 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 5.4 mi
  • Pavilion 11: 5.5 mi
  • Pavilion 7: 5.5 mi
  • Pavilion 10: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
  • Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 12.2 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.2 mi
  • Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 13.5 mi
  • Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 15.8 mi
  • Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Waterfall: 7.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Talucah Beach: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rocket Rest Area: 22.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.9 miles of Picnic site;Shelter;Toilets. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bice MountainENE 65°536 m13.5 mi
Bice MountainENE 61°524 m14.5 mi
Bingham MountainE 85°519 m15.5 mi
Potato KnobENE 65°510 m11.7 mi
Sharp MountainE 83°508 m12.7 mi
Monte Sano MountainSE 128°494 m3.7 mi
Chestnut KnobSE 128°490 m6.1 mi
Round Top MountainSSE 162°483 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5118:2518:58
June solstice05:3419:2620:04
September equinox06:3518:1118:45
December solstice06:5116:0116:40

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754637179818175645346
Precip in5.05.15.44.94.74.14.53.53.53.64.35.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville Intnl AP, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/481115860

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