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Ty Cobb

Ty Cobb from directly overhead

Ty Cobb is an artwork in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 267 m. Currahee Mountain stands 517 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Ty Cobb: The Georgia Peach, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 15 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.28502, -83.12043

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Royston Commercial Historic District: 0.6 mi
  • Royston Community and Wellness Park: 1.3 mi
  • Victoria Bryant State Park: 2.4 mi
  • Victoria Bryant State Park: 2.8 mi
  • R M Star Memorial: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 28
  • Ty Cobb: The Georgia Peach: 0.0 mi
  • Historical Franklin Springs: 1.5 mi
  • Hendrys Baptist Church: 5.5 mi
  • Holly Springs Baptist Church Col.: 7.3 mi
  • Franklin County: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 10
Museums: 7
  • Ty Cobb Museum: 0.2 mi
  • Elberton Granite Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Jim-Ree Museum: 18.8 mi
  • Travelers Rest: 23.4 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Broad River Outpost: 7.4 mi
  • The Spirit Rock: 18.7 mi
  • Atlanta Dragway: 20.4 mi
  • M60: 21.8 mi
Artworks: 2
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Currahee MountainNW 319°517 m22.3 mi
Davis MountainNW 321°411 m24.0 mi
Allen MountainNW 308°398 m22.3 mi
Rock Quarry MountainNW 325°392 m24.1 mi
Farmer MountainNW 312°390 m22.3 mi
Kelley MountainNW 305°372 m22.5 mi
Norton HillNW 306°365 m21.6 mi
Whitehouse HillWNW 299°361 m23.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2220:1120:48
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3616:4917:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976797873625245
Precip in4.54.64.93.53.84.74.44.44.33.84.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartwell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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