Iron Horse
Iron Horse is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 153 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scull Shoals, a ghost town 0.5 miles away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 1954
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Scull Shoals Experimental Forest: 2.7 mi
- Heritage Park: 8.8 mi
- Saddle Park: 9.3 mi
- Watkinsville Woods: 11.0 mi
- South Main Street Historic District: 11.2 mi
- Scull Shoals Historic Ruins: 0.8 mi
- John Andrew 1758-1830: 8.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Trail: 10.8 mi
- Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood: 11.0 mi
- Federal Raid: 11.5 mi
- Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation (O.C.A.F.): 11.3 mi
- Phyllotaxis: 12.4 mi
- Freedom Stands Guard: 13.4 mi
- Chick-fil-A Dawg: 13.8 mi
- Thurston LaDonnahue III: 13.9 mi
- Flower Garden: 12.8 mi
- Heritage Garden: 12.9 mi
- Herb & Physic Garden: 12.9 mi
- International Garden: 12.9 mi
- Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden: 13.0 mi
- Eagle Tavern Museum: 11.3 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 13.0 mi
- Morgan County African-American: 13.3 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 15.3 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 15.6 mi
- Georgia Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Trove Open Area: 10.4 mi
- Trove Open Space: 10.5 mi
- Trove Open Area: 10.5 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 13.0 mi
- Coon Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 12.2 mi
- Big Mountain: 16.4 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 19.7 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 20.0 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 15.9 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 16.4 mi
- The Arch: 16.5 mi
- EMC Beach: 21.9 mi
- Senior Beach: 22.0 mi
- Bridge Beach: 22.0 mi
- Scull Shoals: 0.5 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 8.0 mi
- Rest Area Number 53: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Iron Horse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WNW 290° | 300 m | 20.0 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WNW 291° | 273 m | 19.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | ENE 71° | 230 m | 16.4 mi |
| Cemetery Hill | SE 146° | 196 m | 12.2 mi |
| Coon Mountain | N 354° | 195 m | 7.9 mi |
| Gunn Hill | ESE 120° | 182 m | 24.1 mi |
| War Hill | E 96° | 158 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watkinsville 5 SSE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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