In and around Athens
Within site of the Northgate RV Travel Park, is the Athens Sportsplex. The Sportsplex has one of the best municipal althletic facilities in the United States.
It has:
- A very nice swimming pool with bathhouse slides etc.
- Eight baseball fields
- Five soccer fields
- The popular Kids dugout(big playground)
contact (256)233-8740
Just around the corner
Just a short drive from Athens is the US Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville.
Here you will find plenty of fun and education for the whole family.
US Space and Rocket Center
Biking & Hiking
Rails to Trails(One of the best kept secrets of the south!)
contact: (256) 732-4211
Alabama Veteran's Museum & Archives
Alabama Veteran's Museum & Archives
Covered Bridges! (Six covered bridges in Limestone County!)
contact (256) 232-2600
Antebellum Trail. (Antebellum refers to the time from 1812 to 1861)
This driving trail includes:
- 24 Homes
- 3 Churches
- College
- 2 Working cotton plantations
- Post Office
- Stagecoach Inn and Tavern
contact (256) 232-2600
Houston Memorial Library
contact (256) 233-8770
Limestone Flea Market (North Alabama's Largest Indoor Market)
contact (256) 233-5183
Antique Shopping:
Candlelight Antique Mall (256) 423-2746
Birds Nest ANtique Mall (256) 232-8984
Blackburn-Mastich House (256) 232-1112
Regency Antique & Serendipity Mall inc. (256) 232-1003
The Corner Marketplace (256) 732-3341
Annual Events & Fesivals
Rodeos
Limestone County Sheriff's Reserve Rodeo
contact: (256) 232-0111 or limestonesheriffrodeo.com
Ardmore Police Department Rodeo
contact: (256) 423-2146
Clements Rodeo
contact: (256) 729-6564
Some Quick Facts about the Athens / Limestone County
Limestone County is located in the rolling foothills of the Appalachian Mountains. We are resting on the northern bank of the mighty Tennessee River and reaches the southern border of the State of Tennessee.
Athens, Alabama listed in 2000; as having a population of 18,967. Limestone County's population was 65,676.
Limestone County has 25,273 households with a median income of $45,263.
The average price of a home in Athens-Limestone County is approximately $114,000.
Weather:
Annual Temperature Average: 60.8 F
January Average: 40.9 F / July Average: 79.5 F
Average Rainfall: 53.19"
Location:
About 15 miles South of the Tennessee Line on I-65 with I-65 running down the middle of the state.
Proximity to:
22 miles from Huntsville
14 miles from Decatur
90 miles from Nashville
99 miles from Birmingham
215 miles from Atlanta
351 miles from the Gulf of Mexico
20 minutes to the NASA Space Center and the Huntsville
International Airport.
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