Alabama Gazetteer
Rickels Cove is a physical feature (basin) in Blount County. The primary coordinates for Rickels Cove places it within the AL 35079 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Rickels Cove |
| Category: | Alabama physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Basin |
| Description: | basin; approx. 140 acres, 0.9 mi. long, 0.3 mi. wide; partly in Rickwood Caverns State Park, 5.9 mi. WSW of Hayden, S of Hamilton Mountain; Secs 28,29&33, T3S, R3W, Huntsville Meridian |
| History: | Named for Curtis “Eddie” Rickels (1926-2005), who purchased the land around the basin that would eventually become Rickwood Caverns State Park. |
| County: | Blount County |
| Latitude: | 33.873518 |
| Longitude: | -86.858237 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Rickels Cove: Rickels Cove.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Rickels Cove does not include property ownership information.
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