Rainbow Forest
Rainbow Forest is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 189 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is North Oconee River Greenway, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Built
- 2021-08-19
- Material
- concrete
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Oconee River Greenway: 0.1 mi
- North Oconee River Park: 0.5 mi
- Boulevard Woods: 0.6 mi
- Hot Corner Mural Park: 0.7 mi
- Young Harris Terraces: 0.8 mi
- Robo Dawg: 0.3 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 0.4 mi
- Red Bass: 0.6 mi
- Athena: 0.6 mi
- Hot Corner: An Athens Legacy: 0.6 mi
- Charles E. Aguar: 0.6 mi
- Louis H. Persley: 0.6 mi
- Goddess Athena: 0.6 mi
- B-52s: 0.7 mi
- Art Rosenbaum: 0.7 mi
- Scholar Garden: 0.8 mi
- President's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Connect to Protect: 1.0 mi
- Auxillary Healing Garden: 1.6 mi
- West Broad Community Garden: 1.6 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 0.4 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 0.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 1.6 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 1.9 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 4.6 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 0.6 mi
- Tillman Tract: 3.8 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 4.0 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 4.2 mi
- Trove Open Area: 8.2 mi
- The Arch: 0.8 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 1.0 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 1.4 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 19.6 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 20.6 mi
- Coon Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 17.1 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 20.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 22.7 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 9.4 mi
- Scull Shoals: 17.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rainbow Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | SW 236° | 300 m | 17.7 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | SW 236° | 273 m | 17.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 120° | 230 m | 22.7 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 159° | 195 m | 9.5 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 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens BEN Epps AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/978479702
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