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Atlas

Atlas from directly overhead

Atlas is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 298 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Baltimore Block, a historic site 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates33.76973, -84.38875

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Gardens
Attractions: 39
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 18
  • Lullwater Conservation Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 5.0 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
  • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
  • Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atlas. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 323°543 m18.0 mi
Stone MountainE 80°514 m14.2 mi
Sweat MountainN 349°500 m20.9 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 321°488 m17.9 mi
Lost MountainNW 305°462 m21.6 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 338°418 m15.9 mi
Pine MountainNW 316°396 m21.1 mi
Cedar MountainW 267°379 m24.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627077807974635246
Precip in4.34.34.53.63.63.85.04.03.43.63.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Fulton CO AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13194842844

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