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Touring Southview Manor
The district Southview Manor of Athens in Limestone County (Alabama) is a subburb located in United States about 619 mi south-west of Washington DC, the country's capital place.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 10°C / 51 °F
Morning Temperature | 4°C / 39 °F |
Evening Temperature | 6°C / 44 °F |
Night Temperature | 4°C / 40 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 0% |
Air Humidity | 35% |
Air Pressure | 1015 hPa |
Wind Speed | Fresh Breeze with 17 km/h (10 mph) from South-East |
Cloud Conditions | Clear sky, covering 0% of sky |
General Conditions | Sky is clear |
Friday, 22nd of November 2024
9°C (49 °F)
4°C (39 °F)
Scattered clouds, moderate breeze.
Saturday, 23rd of November 2024
12°C (53 °F)
7°C (44 °F)
Few clouds, light breeze.
Sunday, 24th of November 2024
17°C (62 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Fairfield Inn & Suites Athens I-65
Holiday Inn Express & Suites ATHENS
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Hampton Inn - Suites Athens-I-65 -Huntsville Area- AL
Quality Inn Athens
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SUPER 8 ATHENS
COUNTRY HEARTH INN ATHENS
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Sleep Inn Athens
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CSX Stack Train at Green Street in Athens, AL
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Tony Bose / Case Knife - Athens, AL
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CSX High Horsepower Coal Train at Market Street in Athens, Alabama
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Neon Animated Catfish - Catfish Cabin Athens, Alabama
Catfish Cabin in Athens, AL has an animated neon sign. This restaurant is located next to U.S. 72 (Lee Highway) west of U.S. 31 ((and I-65). The building was originally built as a Sweet Sue...
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Limestone County, Alabama
Limestone County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Metro Area. Its name comes from Limestone Creek, a local stream. As of the 2010 census, the county's population was 82,782. Its county seat is Athens.
Elkmont, Alabama
Elkmont is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 470.
Mooresville, Alabama
Mooresville is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, located southeast of the intersection of Interstates 565 and 65, and north of Wheeler Lake. The town is between Huntsville and Decatur, and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area; its population as of the 2000 census is 59.
Battle of Decatur
The Battle of Decatur was a demonstration conducted from October 26 to October 29, 1864, as part of the Franklin-Nashville Campaign of the American Civil War. Union forces of 3–5,000 men under Brig. Gen. Robert S. Granger prevented the 39,000 men of the Confederate Army of Tennessee under Gen. John B. Hood from crossing the Tennessee River at Decatur, Alabama.
Battle of Athens (1864)
The Battle of Athens was fought in Athens, Alabama, on January 26, 1864, as part of the American Civil War. The Union force was a company under Captain Emil Adams from the 9th Illinois Mounted Infantry regiment. The Confederate force was the 1st Alabama Cavalry, under Lieutenant Colonel Moses W. Hannon. On the morning of January 26, 1864, at around 4:00 a.m. , 600 Confederate cavalrymen attacked Athens, which was being held by a Union force of only 100.
Calhoun Community College
Calhoun Community College is a two-year institution of higher learning, located in Decatur, Alabama, United States. The largest of the 27 two-year institutions comprising the Alabama Community College System, Calhoun is an open-admission, coeducational, comprehensive community college dedicated to providing education to individuals in its four-county service area.
Pryor Field Regional Airport
Pryor Field Regional Airport is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northeast of the central business district of Decatur and south of Athens, in Limestone County, Alabama, United States. It is owned by Decatur/Athens Airport Authority. Situated next to Calhoun Community College, the airport serves the western portion of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area and most of the Decatur Metropolitan Area. Pryor Field is currently the busiest regional airport in Alabama.
Tanner, Alabama
Tanner is an unincorporated community in central southern Limestone County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. It lies along the Tennessee River, next to the city of Athens. Tanner is home to Tanner High School (The Rattlers), a 2A school in the state's classification system. The school's basketball boys and girls teams both won state titles in 1985 and 2011 and are the only school in Alabama to do so.
Captain William J. Hudson "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges
The "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges are two bridges that span one of the widest points along the Tennessee River within the City of Decatur, Alabama, between Morgan County, and Limestone County. One is a cantilever truss, and the other is a reinforced concrete. The bridges carry US 31, Alternate US 72, and Alabama State Route 20 from the intersection of Wilson Street (Alternate US 72, and Alabama 20), and 6th Avenue (US 31) in Northeast Decatur.
WVNN-FM
WVNN-FM is a News/Talk formatted radio station in Trinity, Alabama. Owned by Cumulus Media, it simulcasts on WVNN licensed to Athens, Alabama. This combo primarily serves the Huntsville, Alabama, market, though it can also be heard in the Florence/Muscle Shoals market. Collectively, the stations are branded as "NewsTalk 770 AM/92.5 FM WVNN".
Beaver Creek Swamp
Beaver Creek Swamp is the name of a tupelo gum swamp 10 miles northeast of Decatur, Alabama in Limestone County, Alabama. While this swamp types is usually located in coastal plain, this exception is in the Interior Low Plateaus region. It is part of the Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge Star Study Academy helped build this Creek. and has a short hiking trail and boardwalk. It was designated a National Natural Landmark in May 1974.
Norfolk Southern Tennessee River Bridge
The Norfolk Southern Tennessee River Bridge is a lift bridge operated by the Norfolk Southern Railway over the Tennessee River at Decatur in the north central part of Alabama in the United States. While it is owned and operated by Norfolk Southern, the majority of the railroad traffic over the bridge is from another company, CSX Transportation. There has been a railroad bridge or ferry at this location since the late 1850s.
Athens High School (Alabama)
Athens High School is the only high school in the Athens City Schools System. It is located on US Highway 31. Its mascot is the Golden Eagle. Current Principal: Chris Bolen
WKAC
WKAC (1080 AM, "The Big 1080") is a radio station in Athens, Alabama, USA, broadcasting on the 1080 kHz frequency. The station is owned by Limestone Broadcasting Company, Inc. It primarily serves the Huntsville, Alabama, market.
WWTM
WWTM (1400 AM, "1400 The Team") is a sports/talk formatted radio station licensed to Decatur, Alabama, that serves Decatur, Huntsville, and the northwest Alabama region. The station is owned by R & B Communications, Inc.
Leon Sheffield Elementary School
Leon Sheffield Elementary School is a magnet elementary school in Decatur, Alabama, United States. It enrolls students in grades 3-5. The school is one of two elementary schools in the state to offer the International Baccalaureate Primary Years Programme, the other being the second magnet school in the DCS System, Benjamin Davis Elementary School which enrolls students in grades 1-2. The school has been awarded Blue Ribbon School status. The principal is Rachel Poovey.
WQXD-LP
WQXD-LP is a radio station licensed to serve Athens, Alabama. The station is owned by Emmanuel Full Gospel Ministries. It airs a Christian Country music format. The station was assigned the WQXD-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission on February 6, 2006.
WVMB-LP
WVMB-LP is an American low power FM radio station licensed to serve the community of Madison, Alabama. The station, established in 2004, is owned and operated as a ministry of Madison Baptist Church Inc.
Belle Mina, Alabama
Belle Mina is an unincorporated community in southeastern Limestone County, Alabama, United States.
Greenbrier, Alabama
Greenbrier is an unincorporated cotton gin community in south eastern Limestone County, Alabama, United States. The community is known locally for its barbecue.
Tanner High School
Tanner High School is a K–12 school located in Limestone County, Alabama. The principal is Billy Owens. The closest town is Tanner, Alabama. It is a part of the Limestone County School District. Tanner has various extracurricular activities including athletics, marching/concert band, Student Council, cheer-leading, and many clubs/organizations.
Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle
The Battle of Sulphur Creek Trestle, also known as the Battle of Athens, was fought near Athens, Alabama, from September 23 to 25, 1864 as part of the American Civil War. In September 1864, General Nathan Bedford Forrest led his force into northern Alabama and middle Tennessee to disrupt the supply of William Tecumseh Sherman's army in Georgia.