Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound)
Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound) is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 173 m. Bald Rock Mountain stands 475 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound), a rest area 2.5 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 18.2 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 27.5 mi off the Alabama's Stagecoach Route Through Leeds
Named places within 25 miles
- Chandler Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Little Red Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 7.9 mi
- Barker Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.5 mi
- Ashville Community Park: 2.6 mi
- McKay Park: 8.0 mi
- Highland Lake Park: 8.3 mi
- Dr. H.D. Jenkins Park: 10.8 mi
- Woodland Scout Park: 12.4 mi
- Antioch Cemetary: 8.9 mi
- Jones Chapel Road: 9.8 mi
- USAF Combat Controller SSGT. Forrest B. Sibley Memorial Bridge: 10.7 mi
- Champion Mines: 11.7 mi
- First Site - Oneonta Public Library: 12.6 mi
- Ashville Museum & Archives: 2.7 mi
- John W. Inzer Museum: 2.7 mi
- Blount County Memorial Museum & Historical Society: 12.8 mi
- 40 Acres Museum: 13.6 mi
- Janney Furnace Civil War and Native American Museum and Interpritive Center: 15.5 mi
- Yellow Bluff: 7.6 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 8.2 mi
- Bowlin Bluff: 11.7 mi
- Buzzard Roost: 12.6 mi
- The Brow: 18.0 mi
- Horse Pens 40: 4.0 mi
- OBA Artwalk: 12.7 mi
- Janney Furnace: 15.4 mi
- Fat Man's Squeeze: 18.3 mi
- Noccalula Falls: 18.5 mi
- Cornelius Falls: 20.2 mi
- Mardis Mills Falls: 20.9 mi
- Powell Falls: 21.1 mi
- Angel Wings: 12.6 mi
- Welcome To Oneonta: 12.8 mi
- Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 2.5 mi
- Big Spring: 10.9 mi
- Laylas’s Garden: 13.4 mi
- Minden: 15.1 mi
- Nectar Covered Bridge: 21.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Rock Mountain | SSW 205° | 475 m | 20.5 mi |
| Chandler Mountain | NNW 331° | 452 m | 3.5 mi |
| Aurora Mountain | NNE 15° | 425 m | 19.6 mi |
| Cahaba Mountain | WSW 239° | 419 m | 17.0 mi |
| Saint Clair Mountain | WSW 252° | 414 m | 13.8 mi |
| Village Mountain | WSW 249° | 409 m | 21.6 mi |
| Buzzard Rock | N 353° | 406 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hayes Mountain | WSW 242° | 400 m | 20.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 18:57 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:23 | 20:00 |
| September equinox | 06:34 | 18:11 | 18:43 |
| December solstice | 06:47 | 16:03 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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