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Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in GeorgiaDaderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
Daderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
Daderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
Daderot · CC BY-SA 4.0
Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
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Atlanta Botanical Garden, a attraction in Georgia
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Atlanta Botanical Garden is an attraction in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 289 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Atlanta Botanical Garden is a 30 acres (12 ha) botanical garden located adjacent to Piedmont Park in Midtown Atlanta, Georgia, United States. Incorporated in 1976, the garden's mission is to "develop and maintain plant collections for the purposes of display, education, conservation, research and enjoyment."

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1976.

Wikidata Q2028223, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
289 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.79048, -84.37333
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Cascades Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Alston Overlook: 0.1 mi
  • Trustees Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 0.1 mi
Artworks
Parks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 39
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.3 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.3 mi
  • Trail Sign - Lizard: 2.3 mi
  • Trail Sign - Pillbug: 2.4 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.4 mi
Peaks: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.2 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 17.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 317°543 m17.5 mi
Stone MountainE 85°514 m13.1 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 346°500 m19.7 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 316°488 m17.5 mi
Lost MountainWNW 300°462 m21.6 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 333°418 m15.0 mi
Pine MountainNW 311°396 m20.8 mi
Pigeon HillNW 314°378 m17.3 mi
Conditions

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 solstice07:3916:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/28909768

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