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Alabama Welcome Center

Alabama Welcome Center from directly overhead

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. 151 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

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How to reach it

Coordinates31.00880, -85.40677

151 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • 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
Springs: 45
  • 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
Peaks: 22
  • 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
Historic sites: 6
  • 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
Attractions: 4
  • Bell UH-1H Huey: 14.8 mi
  • Water World: 15.9 mi
  • Caverns Visitors Center: 17.3 mi
  • Sugar Mill: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 3
Artworks: 3
  • Mr. Cow: 14.7 mi
  • Camera Nut Peanut: 15.2 mi
  • CCC Worker: 17.4 mi
Museums: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Cane Field: 17.7 mi
  • Dothan Area Botanical Gardens: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Falling Water HillSSW 202°97 m20.6 mi
High HillSSW 194°94 m19.7 mi
Orange HillSSW 195°87 m24.3 mi
Corbett HillW 259°76 m13.6 mi
Murphy HillWSW 256°74 m10.3 mi
Balcom HillW 259°73 m9.5 mi
Riley HillWSW 256°73 m9.6 mi
McIntosh HillWSW 248°71 m11.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2218:53
June solstice05:3919:1419:49
September equinox06:3118:0818:40
December solstice06:3716:0816:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515460677480828278695953

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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/495757400

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