Dale County Rest Area
Dale County Rest Area is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Joe Hill stands 165 m to the north-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is John Hutto Park, a park 3.5 miles away. Barbour County Governor's Trail passes 22 miles off. 89 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Barbour County Governor's Trail
89 named places within 25 miles
- John Hutto Park: 3.5 mi
- Hero's Memorial Park: 3.9 mi
- Comer Field: 5.1 mi
- Sam Dale Park: 6.9 mi
- Ed Lisenby Lake Complex: 6.9 mi
- Bell AH-1F Cobra: 3.7 mi
- Bell UH-1D Huey: 7.8 mi
- Bell UH-1H Huey: 10.3 mi
- Bell UH-1C Huey: 10.7 mi
- Water World: 13.5 mi
- United States Army Aviation Museum: 8.8 mi
- Agriculture Museum: 14.2 mi
- George Washington Carver Interpretive Museum: 15.9 mi
- E. R. Porter Hardware Museum: 16.1 mi
- The Depot Museum: 16.8 mi
- Dothan Leadership Monument: 16.1 mi
- World's Smallest City Block: 16.1 mi
- Tornado Memorial: 16.5 mi
- Boll Weevil Monument: 16.8 mi
- ACOM First Patient Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Medley Hill: 18.8 mi
- Walker Hill: 18.8 mi
- Shipes Hill: 19.8 mi
- Joe Hill: 21.3 mi
- Vickers Hill: 23.4 mi
- Dale County Council of Arts and Humanities: 5.9 mi
- Camera Nut Peanut: 15.8 mi
- Cactus art: 17.3 mi
- Mr. Cow: 17.6 mi
- Dothan Area Botanical Gardens: 14.0 mi
- Sailing Cactus: 17.3 mi
- Sophie's Garden: 17.3 mi
- Blue Spring: 19.4 mi
- Barefoot Spring: 21.8 mi
- Colpton Community Center: 17.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Dale County Rest Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Hill | NNE 18° | 165 m | 21.3 mi |
| Medley Hill | NNE 19° | 162 m | 18.8 mi |
| Walker Hill | NNE 18° | 156 m | 18.8 mi |
| Vickers Hill | NE 43° | 154 m | 23.4 mi |
| Shipes Hill | NNE 21° | 150 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:15 | 19:51 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:38 | 16:07 | 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 | 55 | 61 | 67 | 76 | 81 | 83 | 82 | 78 | 69 | 59 | 53 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 | 6.2 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dothan Rgnl AP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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