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Expelled Because of Color

Expelled Because of Color from directly overhead

Expelled Because of Color is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Martin Luther King Jr., a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Built
1978-02-16
Material
bronze
Inscription
“Expelled Because of Color” is dedicated to the memory of the 33 Black state legislators who were elected, yet expelled from the Georgia House because of their color in 1868. The cinder block forms at the base of the sculpture symbolize the building of b
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Coordinates33.74898, -84.38771
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Capitol Hill: 0.0 mi
  • Liberty Plaza: 0.0 mi
  • Georgia Plaza Park: 0.1 mi
  • Steve Polk Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Peachtree Fountains Plaza: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Museums
Attractions: 39
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 19
  • Lullwater Conservation Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 5.1 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 12.0 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 15.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 325°543 m19.2 mi
Stone MountainENE 74°514 m14.4 mi
Sweat MountainN 350°500 m22.3 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 323°488 m19.1 mi
Lost MountainNW 308°462 m22.5 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 340°418 m17.3 mi
Pine MountainNW 318°396 m22.2 mi
Cedar MountainW 270°379 m24.0 mi
Conditions

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/7928624973

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