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Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound)

Saint Clair County Rest Area (Southbound) from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.87284, -86.27158

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
  • 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
Historic sites: 27
  • 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
Museums: 8
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 5
  • Noccalula Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Noccalula Falls: 18.5 mi
  • Cornelius Falls: 20.2 mi
  • Mardis Mills Falls: 20.9 mi
  • Powell Falls: 21.1 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Horse Pens 40: 4.0 mi
  • OBA Artwalk: 12.7 mi
  • Janney Furnace: 15.4 mi
  • Fat Man's Squeeze: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Angel Wings: 12.6 mi
  • Welcome To Oneonta: 12.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Saint Clair County Rest Area (Northbound): 2.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Big Spring: 10.9 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Laylas’s Garden: 13.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald Rock MountainSSW 205°475 m20.5 mi
Chandler MountainNNW 331°452 m3.5 mi
Aurora MountainNNE 15°425 m19.6 mi
Cahaba MountainWSW 239°419 m17.0 mi
Saint Clair MountainWSW 252°414 m13.8 mi
Village MountainWSW 249°409 m21.6 mi
Buzzard RockN 353°406 m7.9 mi
Hayes MountainWSW 242°400 m20.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:5018:2418:57
June solstice05:3519:2320:00
September equinox06:3418:1118:43
December solstice06:4716:0316:41

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434654627077818074635345
Precip in5.55.55.15.64.25.25.03.64.13.44.25.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Oneonta, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/495900068

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