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The Heart of Dixie; historically, Yellowhammer State, Alabama (thicket clearers) takes it name from the Alabama River, which in turn was named for the Alabama Indian tribe.

Alabama is located in the deep South East (Eastern Gulf Coast) and is bordered by Tennessee on the north, Georgia to the east, Florida to the south, Gulf of Mexico & Mississippi to the west.

Alabama is sometimes called the Heart of Dixie because of its central location among the Southern states. Its piney woods and grand old oak and magnolia trees range east to west from Georgia to Mississippi, north to south from Tennessee to Florida. The Fall Line curves from Phenix City, near the Georgia border, north and west across Alabama. The land on either side of this line, where highlands and lowlands meet, is very different.

The Appalachian Highlands reach into northern Alabama. Red clays betray a wealth of iron which made the city of Birmingham an industrial giant. Ancient peoples found northern Alabama to their liking as well. In the northeast corner of the state, near the Tennessee border, is Russell Cave.

At 51,718 square miles, Alabama is the 29th largest state. The highest elevation is Cheaha Mountain, in Cleburne County at 2,407 feet. The lowest elevation is the Gulf of Mexico at sea level.

Alabama has warmth and sunshine for the greater part of the year. Spring arrives early, with the weather warming to the 60s Fahrenheit daily by March. Summer days average in the low 80s, with periods of 90 and above. Sweaters or jackets will usually keep off the chill through November. Prolonged spells of severely cold weather are not frequent during the winter. Snow is a rarity except in higher altitudes of north Alabama

The highest temperature recorded was 134° while the lowest (vary rare) was -45°

National Parks, Forest & Monuments include Little River Canyon Preserve, Russell Cave, William B. Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega, Tuskegee.