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The Sole Sitter

The Sole Sitter from directly overhead

The Sole Sitter 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 Avenues of Engagement, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2013
Material
bronze

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78086, -84.38424

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 10th Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • H. M. Patterson & Son Spring Hill Chapel North Garden: 0.3 mi
  • The Grove: 0.4 mi
  • One Atlantic Center Green: 0.5 mi
  • Arts District Plaza - Southwest: 0.5 mi
Gardens
  • 754 Peachtree Rear Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Edible Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Perennial Border: 0.8 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.8 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 1.5 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 1.6 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 3.1 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 3.1 mi
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 320°543 m17.5 mi
Stone MountainE 83°514 m13.8 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 348°500 m20.2 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 319°488 m17.5 mi
Lost MountainWNW 303°462 m21.4 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 336°418 m15.3 mi
Pine MountainNW 314°396 m20.8 mi
Cedar MountainW 265°379 m24.3 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.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13194820496

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