Macon County Rest Area South Bound
Macon County Rest Area South Bound is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 115 m. Doss Mountain stands 296 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Macon County Rest Area North Bound, a rest area 0.5 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 2.8 miles off. 101 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
101 named places within 25 miles
- Auburn Softball Complex: 6.6 mi
- Kiesel Park: 6.7 mi
- Loachapoka Historic District: 6.9 mi
- North Main Street Historic District: 7.2 mi
- Main Street Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Charles Barkley: 9.6 mi
- Monody: 9.7 mi
- Cam Newton: 9.7 mi
- Bo Jackson: 9.7 mi
- John Heisman: 9.7 mi
- Physical Plant/Enginee's Office (Ghost Structure): 5.3 mi
- Cadet House (Ghost Structure): 5.3 mi
- Army Supply Building (Ghost Structure): 5.3 mi
- Booker T. Washington Monument: 7.7 mi
- The Auburn Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site: 5.3 mi
- Legacy Museum: 7.4 mi
- Tuskegee Human & Civil Rights Multicultural Center: 7.4 mi
- Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site: 7.6 mi
- George Washington Carver Museum: 7.7 mi
- Tuskegee University Sign: 7.6 mi
- Beginning of the George Washington Carver Nutrition Trail: 7.7 mi
- Lincoln Gates: 7.8 mi
- Founders' Oak: 9.7 mi
- Civil War Cannon Lathe: 10.1 mi
- Baxley Hill: 11.7 mi
- Saddlerock Mountain Overlook: 21.5 mi
- Chimney Rock: 21.9 mi
- Doss Mountain: 25.0 mi
- Smith Mountain: 25.0 mi
- Carnivorous Plant Garden: 9.6 mi
- Centennial Garden: 10.0 mi
- Anne Terrell Basore Memorial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: 13.1 mi
- Coon Creek Tract: 16.7 mi
- Taska Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Cherokee Bluffs: 20.9 mi
- Suspension: 21.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Macon County Rest Area South Bound. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doss Mountain | N 353° | 296 m | 25.0 mi |
| Smith Mountain | NNW 328° | 239 m | 25.0 mi |
| Saddlerock Mountain Overlook | WNW 301° | 186 m | 21.5 mi |
| Baxley Hill | W 274° | 148 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:54 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:17 | 19:54 |
| September equinox | 06:31 | 18:08 | 18:41 |
| December solstice | 06:41 | 16:04 | 16:42 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
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, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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