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About Rainsville, AL

Rainsville sits on Sand Mountain in northeastern Alabama, accessible via Highway 35 from I-59 near Collinsville. The small city serves as a crossroads where Highway 35 meets Highway 75, connecting Fort Payne to the northeast with Albertville to the southeast. The area's plateau location provides a cooler climate than lower Alabama elevations. Rainsville hosts an annual Watermelon Festival each August celebrating the region's famous Sand Mountain watermelons.

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Rainsville, AL is in United States, at 34.494, -85.844 - about 6 km north-east of Shiloh, AL.

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The closest airport to Rainsville, AL is Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, 158 km (about 1 h 51 min by car).

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