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Dale County Rest Area

Dale County Rest Area from directly overhead

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. 91 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What to expect

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Alabama Department of Transportation

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How to reach it

Coordinates31.38914, -85.58318

91 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • 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
Attractions: 7
  • 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
Museums: 5
Historic sites: 5
Peaks: 5
  • 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
Artworks: 4
  • 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
Gardens: 3
Springs: 2
  • Blue Spring: 19.4 mi
  • Barefoot Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Joe HillNNE 18°165 m21.3 mi
Medley HillNNE 19°162 m18.8 mi
Walker HillNNE 18°156 m18.8 mi
Vickers HillNE 43°154 m23.4 mi
Shipes HillNNE 21°150 m19.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4718:2218:54
June solstice05:3919:1519:51
September equinox06:3118:0818:41
December solstice06:3816:0716:44

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Sep–May.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F515561677681838278695953
Precip in4.84.84.74.82.95.15.96.23.32.73.94.8

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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OpenStreetMap element way/272974445

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