Sumter Welcome Center
Sumter Welcome Center is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Scott Mountain stands 168 m to the south, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is The Simmons-Wright Company, a attraction 3.0 miles away. Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail passes 0.3 miles off. 49 named places lie within 25 miles, 8 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
49 named places within 25 miles
- Kinterbish State Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Livingston Recreation Area: 13.5 mi
- Sonny Montgomery Recreation Park: 13.7 mi
- McConnell Field: 15.4 mi
- Tiger Stadium: 15.5 mi
- Alamuchee Hill: 4.7 mi
- Thornton Hill: 7.3 mi
- Baldwin Hill: 14.5 mi
- Soctum Hill: 16.5 mi
- Bill Mountain: 18.1 mi
- Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum: 18.4 mi
- Mississippi Children's Museum: 18.5 mi
- Mississippi Arts + Entertainment Experience (The MAX): 18.6 mi
- Meridian Museum of Art: 18.8 mi
- Jimmie Rodgers Museum: 19.5 mi
- Black Bluff: 21.6 mi
- Buzzard Roost Bluff: 22.1 mi
- Jones Bluff: 23.8 mi
- Braggs Bluff: 24.1 mi
- Maggs Bluff: 24.9 mi
- The Simmons-Wright Company: 3.0 mi
- Dentzel Carousel: 19.4 mi
- Lauderdale County Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
- Middleton: 23.4 mi
- Collinsville Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sumter Welcome Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Mountain | S 175° | 168 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bill Mountain | S 191° | 165 m | 18.1 mi |
| Mount Barton | WSW 248° | 154 m | 19.8 mi |
| Alamuchee Hill | E 97° | 116 m | 4.7 mi |
| Thornton Hill | SSE 159° | 107 m | 7.3 mi |
| Armstrong Hill | ENE 77° | 106 m | 23.8 mi |
| Soctum Hill | ESE 106° | 68 m | 16.5 mi |
| Baldwin Hill | NE 54° | 56 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:05 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 19:28 | 20:05 |
| September equinox | 06:42 | 18:19 | 18:52 |
| December solstice | 06:52 | 16:15 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–May, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 66 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 82 | 77 | 67 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meridian Naas, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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