Tuscaloosa County Rest Area (Southbound)
Tuscaloosa County Rest Area (Southbound) is a rest area in Alabama, at a modelled elevation of 152 m. Rock Mountain stands 257 m to the east-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tuscaloosa County Rest Area - I 59 Northbound, a rest area 0.2 miles away. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Alabama Department of Transportation
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Coaling Park: 2.7 mi
- Brookwood Town Park: 4.3 mi
- Vance Park: 4.4 mi
- Billy Joe Young Field: 4.7 mi
- Rock Quarry Landing Public Use Area: 7.2 mi
- Huey (Bell UH-1 Iroquois): 11.6 mi
- Vought A-7E Corsair: 11.6 mi
- USS Tuscaloosa Mast: 11.6 mi
- USS Tuscaloosa Artillery Gun: 11.7 mi
- M60 Tank: 11.7 mi
- Untitled Pathway Test #1: 11.2 mi
- The Splash: 12.3 mi
- Icarus and the Guardian Angels: 12.7 mi
- Pent/La Buidhe Bealltain: 12.9 mi
- Phoenix: 12.9 mi
- Martha Washington Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Sand Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Round Mountain: 12.5 mi
- Gray Hill: 12.9 mi
- West Red Mountain: 13.8 mi
- Mercedes-Benz Visitor Center: 4.2 mi
- Paul W. Bryant Museum: 12.5 mi
- Smith Hall: 12.8 mi
- Alabama Museum of Natural History: 12.8 mi
- Children's Hands-On Museum: 14.1 mi
- Reed Bluff: 19.1 mi
- Carson Bluff: 19.6 mi
- McGowins Bluff: 21.2 mi
- Falling Rock: 24.1 mi
- Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge: 16.6 mi
- UWA Cahaba Biodiversity Center: 17.4 mi
- Cahaba River Park: 17.9 mi
- Bama Belle: 14.4 mi
- The Kentuck Art Center: 14.8 mi
- Marrs Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cadle: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tuscaloosa County Rest Area (Southbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Mountain | ENE 57° | 257 m | 18.4 mi |
| West Rock Mountain | NE 48° | 247 m | 24.1 mi |
| Round Mountain | NNE 15° | 240 m | 12.5 mi |
| West Red Mountain | NE 50° | 231 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sand Mountain | ENE 78° | 226 m | 15.9 mi |
| McAshan Mountain | ENE 61° | 221 m | 18.2 mi |
| West Red Mountain | ENE 65° | 214 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cely Ann Mountain | NE 34° | 207 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:01 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 19:26 | 20:02 |
| September equinox | 06:38 | 18:15 | 18:48 |
| December solstice | 06:50 | 16:09 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 50 | 57 | 64 | 72 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 76 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Northport 2 S, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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