Alabama Vacation Rentals

Alabama Vacation Rentals

Why not go on vacation to the great state of Alabama. It is great place to go on vacation to. You can have a great vacation if you are lucky. Why not rent some vacation accomodation. You can have a wide variery of vacation options in the state. Perhaps you might want to enjot the coast or the hilly areas. Or even the gental plains of the state. Maybe you want want to visit the great Teneessee river and have cabin beside on of the lakes. Or maybe you might want a coastal villa. Hopefully these options can be. Maybe you might want to rent, or try a vacation rental in the area. Maybe you might want to buy, rent or sell, or hire or get a timeshare.

Alabama is the 30th largest state in the United States with 52,423 square miles of total area: 3.19% of the area is water, making Alabama 23rd in the amount of surface water, also giving it the second largest inland waterway system in the United States. About three fifths of the land area is a gentle plain with a general descent towards the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico. The North Alabama region is mostly mountainous, with the Tennessee River cutting a large valley creating numerous creeks, streams, rivers, mountains, and lakes. A notable natural wonder in Alabama is "Natural Bridge" rock, the longest natural bridge east of the Rockies, located just south of Haleyville, in Winston County.

Some towns and cities in the state include

Birmingham 1,108,210, Mobile 540,258, Huntsville 386,632, Montgomery 365,962, Tuscaloosa 205,218, Decatur 149,279, Florence - Muscle Shoals 143,149, Dothan 139,499, Auburn - Opelika 130,516, Anniston - Oxford 113,103, Gadsden. So why not try see if any of these towns and coties offer a good vacation rental.

Major airports in Alabama include Birmingham International Airport (BHM), Dothan Regional Airport (DHN), Huntsville International Airport (HSV), Mobile Regional Airport (MOB), Montgomery Regional Airport (MGM), Muscle Shoals – Northwest Alabama Regional Airport (MSL), Tuscaloosa Regional Airport (TCL), and Pryor Field Regional Airport (DCU). For rail transport, Amtrak schedules the Crescent, a daily passenger train, running from New York to New Orleans with stops at Anniston, Birmingham, and Tuscaloosa.

Atlantic Coastal Plain, Birmingham District, Black Belt, Central Alabama, Cumberland Plateau, Greater Birmingham, Gulf Coastal Plain, Lower Alabama, Mobile Bay, North Alabama, Northeast Alabama, Northwest Alabama, Piedmont, Ridge and Valley, River Region, South Alabama, Tennessee Valley, Wiregrass Region

Cultural sites

Alabama Shakespeare Festival
Alabama Symphony Orchestra
The Alabama Theatre
Birmingham Astronomical Society
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Birmingham Museum of Art
McWane Science Center
Old State Bank
Old St. Stephens
Rhea - McEntire House
USS Alabama
U.S. Space & Rocket Center/U.S. Space Camp Huntsville
Vulcan Park

Water ports

Port of Florence Florence/Muscle Shoals, on Pickwick Lake Tennessee River
Port of Decatur Decatur, on Wheeler Lake Tennessee River
Port of Guntersville Guntersville, on Lake Guntersville Tennessee River
Port of Birmingham Birmingham, on Black Warrior River Tenn - Tom Waterway
Port of Tuscaloosa Tuscaloosa, on Black Warrior River Tenn - Tom Waterway
Port of Montgomery Montgomery, on Woodruff Lake Alabama River
Port of Mobile Mobile, on Mobile Bay Gulf of Mexico

Temperatures tend to be warmer in the southern part of the state with its close proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, while the northern parts of the state, especially in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeast, tend to be slightly cooler. Generally, Alabama has very hot summers and mild winters with copious precipitation throughout the year.

Alabama generally ranges in elevation from sea level at Mobile Bay to over 1,800 feet in the Appalachian Mountains in the northeast. The highest point is Mount Cheaha), at a height of 2,407 ft.

States bordering Alabama include Tennessee to the north; Georgia to the east; Florida to the south; and Mississippi to the west. Alabama has coastline at the Gulf of Mexico, in the extreme southern edge of the state.

Areas in Alabama administered by the National Park Service include Horseshoe Bend National Military Park near Alexander City; Little River Canyon National Preserve near Fort Payne; Russell Cave National Monument in Bridgeport; Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site in Tuskegee; and Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site near Tuskegee.

Alabama also contains the Natchez Trace Parkway, the Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail, and the Trail Of Tears National Historic Trail.

Suburban Baldwin County, along the Gulf Coast, is the largest county in the state in both land area and water area

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