Alabama Welcome Center
Alabama Welcome Center is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Falling Water Hill stands 97 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Jackson County Welcome Station, a rest area 1.0 miles away. 147 named places lie within 25 miles, 22 of them named summits.
Rest Area Facilities - Passenger Vehicle Parking, Picnic Tables, Water, Restroom
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
How to reach it
147 named places within 25 miles
- Saint Paul Memorial Park & Recreation Complex: 4.8 mi
- Cottonwood Sports Complex: 5.6 mi
- Bay Line Park: 7.4 mi
- Tiger Park: 7.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- Daniel Spring 1: 6.8 mi
- Daniel Spring 2: 6.8 mi
- Daniel Spring 3: 6.8 mi
- Daniel Spring 4: 6.9 mi
- Daniel Spring 5: 6.9 mi
- Balcom Hill: 9.5 mi
- Riley Hill: 9.6 mi
- Murphy Hill: 10.3 mi
- Brown Hill: 11.2 mi
- McIntosh Hill: 11.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Saint Paul High School: 4.8 mi
- ACOM First Patient Memorial: 14.2 mi
- Dothan Leadership Monument: 14.9 mi
- World's Smallest City Block: 15.0 mi
- Bell UH-1H Huey: 14.8 mi
- Water World: 15.9 mi
- Caverns Visitors Center: 17.3 mi
- Sugar Mill: 17.7 mi
- Jackson County Welcome Station: 1.0 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Westbound: 18.0 mi
- Jackson County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.1 mi
- Chipola Wildlife Management Area: 10.6 mi
- Judges Cave Wildlife and Environmental Area: 19.3 mi
- Holmes Creek Tract: 24.4 mi
- Mr. Cow: 14.7 mi
- Camera Nut Peanut: 15.2 mi
- CCC Worker: 17.4 mi
- E. R. Porter Hardware Museum: 14.8 mi
- George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum: 15.1 mi
- Agriculture Museum: 19.4 mi
- Cane Field: 17.7 mi
- Dothan Area Botanical Gardens: 19.9 mi
- Falling Water Sink: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alabama Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Water Hill | SSW 202° | 97 m | 20.6 mi |
| High Hill | SSW 194° | 94 m | 19.7 mi |
| Orange Hill | SSW 195° | 87 m | 24.3 mi |
| Corbett Hill | W 259° | 76 m | 13.6 mi |
| Murphy Hill | WSW 256° | 74 m | 10.3 mi |
| Balcom Hill | W 259° | 73 m | 9.5 mi |
| Riley Hill | WSW 256° | 73 m | 9.6 mi |
| McIntosh Hill | WSW 248° | 71 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:22 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:14 | 19:49 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:37 | 16:08 | 16:44 |
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 | 54 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bonifay TRI CO AP, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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