- Elevation, modelled
- 192 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- Potato Knob510 m · 14.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:03local time
- Coordinates
- 34.7297, -86.5858
Big Spring is a spring in Alabama, at a modelled 192 m. Potato Knob stands 510 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Small Bull sculpture, a artwork 0.1 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potato Knob | NE 55° | 510 m | 14.5 mi |
| Monte Sano Mountain | ENE 76° | 494 m | 4.3 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | E 93° | 490 m | 6.1 mi |
| Round Top Mountain | ESE 108° | 483 m | 2.8 mi |
| Logan Point | ENE 69° | 481 m | 4.7 mi |
| Huntsville Mountain | SE 136° | 476 m | 5.6 mi |
| Sand Point | ESE 119° | 463 m | 3.9 mi |
| Jasper Point | ENE 75° | 462 m | 11.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Bicentennial Park: 0.1 mi
- Washington Park: 0.2 mi
- Big Spring Park: 0.2 mi
- Huntsville Depot Museum Park: 0.4 mi
- Community Foundation Park: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Echols Hill: 0.4 mi
- Russell Hill: 1.9 mi
- Garth Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Round Top Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Panther Knob: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 44
- Japanese Friendship Bridge: 0.2 mi
- Huntsville Roundhouse and Turntable: 0.4 mi
- Huntsville Depot: 0.4 mi
- Three Caves: 1.8 mi
- Shuttle Training Aircraft: 4.0 mi
Cliffs: 25
- Pine Bluff: 6.4 mi
- Sublett Bluff: 8.6 mi
- Lehmans Bluff: 10.9 mi
- Bell Bluff: 12.1 mi
- Lewis Buff: 12.4 mi
Artworks: 22
- Small Bull sculpture: 0.1 mi
- Gracelyn Rose sculpture: 0.2 mi
- Travelers II: 0.3 mi
- Travelers: 0.5 mi
- Eggbeater Jesus: 0.6 mi
Historic sites: 21
- Kaffeeklatsch: 0.1 mi
- Eternal Flame: 0.3 mi
- 2006 School Bus Crash: 0.7 mi
- The Burger Factory: 1.2 mi
- Buffalo Soldiers Memorial: 1.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Constitution Hall Park: 0.1 mi
- Early Works Museum: 0.1 mi
- Huntsville Museum of Art: 0.2 mi
- Weeden House: 0.2 mi
- SIGNALS Museum of Information Explosion: 1.0 mi
Springs: 12
- Brahan Spring: 1.8 mi
- The Spring House: 2.0 mi
- Fagan Spring: 2.4 mi
- Alm's Spring: 2.7 mi
- Moore Quarter Spring: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
- Pavilion 1: 1.8 mi
- Pavilion 11: 1.9 mi
- Pavilion 7: 1.9 mi
- Pavilion 10: 1.9 mi
- Pavilion 9: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- Mill Creek Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Dallas W. Fanning Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Bethel Spring Nature Preserve: 15.1 mi
- Fern Cave National Wildlife Refuge: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 4
- North Alabama Japanese Garden: 4.2 mi
- Marie's Garden: 6.2 mi
- Creekwood Garden: 6.7 mi
- Rose Garden: 24.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Waterfall: 7.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Talucah Beach: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Little Nashville: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 1
- Rocket Rest Area: 23.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 18:58 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:26 | 20:03 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:11 | 18:45 |
| December solstice | 06:51 | 16:01 | 16:40 |
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