The Vigil
The Vigil is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Oconee Forest Park, a park 0.1 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Oconee Forest Park: 0.1 mi
- Alan Jaworski Plant Science Amphitheater: 0.9 mi
- D.W. Brooks Mall: 1.0 mi
- Milledge Circle Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Mary Kahrs Warnell Memorial Garden: 1.1 mi
- Chase the Dawg: 0.6 mi
- Archangel: 0.8 mi
- Ascension: 0.9 mi
- Split: 0.9 mi
- Flower Power: 0.9 mi
- Princeton Methodist Church 1883-1962: 1.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 1.6 mi
- Farmhouse Chimney: 1.6 mi
- Athens Confederate Monument: 1.6 mi
- Old Athens Cemetery: 1.8 mi
- Jane and Harry Willson Sculpture Garden: 0.9 mi
- D.W. Brooks Connect to Protect Garden: 1.0 mi
- UGA Trial Gardens: 1.1 mi
- Rosella’s Garden: 1.2 mi
- President's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 0.9 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 1.1 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 2.0 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 2.2 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 2.3 mi
- Tillman Tract: 1.3 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 1.7 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 1.9 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 3.2 mi
- Trove Open Area: 5.6 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 1.3 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 1.8 mi
- The Arch: 1.9 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 21.7 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 22.3 mi
- Coon Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 15.7 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 16.4 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 20.8 mi
- Big Mountain: 21.4 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 7.0 mi
- Scull Shoals: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Vigil. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WSW 243° | 300 m | 16.4 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WSW 244° | 273 m | 15.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 114° | 230 m | 21.4 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 151° | 195 m | 7.0 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 | 20:48 |
| 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 node/4848785028
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