- Elevation, modelled
- 139 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Saddlerock Mountain Overlook186 m · 22.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trailon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 19:54local time
- Coordinates
- 32.4575, -85.6233
Taska Recreation Area is a picnic site in Alabama, at a modelled 139 m. Saddlerock Mountain Overlook stands 186 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Macon County Rest Area North Bound, a rest area 2.9 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail runs past it. 100 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Taska Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saddlerock Mountain Overlook | NW 309° | 186 m | 22.7 mi |
| Baxley Hill | WNW 290° | 148 m | 11.6 mi |
100 named places within 25 miles
- Main Street Historic District: 4.6 mi
- North Main Street Historic District: 4.6 mi
- Abbott Park: 5.4 mi
- Green Fork Park: 6.6 mi
- Auburn Softball Complex: 9.3 mi
- Charles Barkley: 12.6 mi
- Monody: 12.6 mi
- Cam Newton: 12.7 mi
- Bo Jackson: 12.7 mi
- John Heisman: 12.7 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 3.3 mi
- Army Supply Building (Ghost Structure): 3.4 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 3.4 mi
- Booker T. Washington Monument: 5.3 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 12.6 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 5.1 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 5.3 mi
- Founders' Oak: 12.6 mi
- Civil War Cannon Lathe: 13.1 mi
- Baxley Hill: 11.6 mi
- Saddlerock Mountain Overlook: 22.7 mi
- Chimney Rock: 23.6 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 12.5 mi
- Centennial Garden: 13.0 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 13.1 mi
- Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Coon Creek Tract: 17.5 mi
- Suspension: 18.1 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 22.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 75 | 64 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Auburn No.2, 13 mi away.
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