Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center
Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center is an attraction in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 649 m. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the south-southwest, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Frady Mountain, a peak 0.7 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off.
The story
historic farm and heritage center in Blairsville, Georgia, USA
Wikidata Q115688369, matched on coordinates and name (486 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- Union County
How to reach it
- 1.6 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 23.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 6 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Frady Mountain: 0.7 mi
- Self Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Salem Top: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.4 mi
- Sheriff Knob: 1.5 mi
- Vogel State Park: 1.3 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Meeks Park II: 6.9 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 7.1 mi
- Struzzieri Garden: 7.1 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 2.0 mi
- Nottely Falls: 2.5 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 4.3 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 4.3 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 4.7 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 7.4 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 9.5 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 10.8 mi
- Charlemagne's Kingdom: 11.3 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 5.1 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 10.5 mi
- White Church: 14.3 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 14.5 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 17.4 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 7.3 mi
- White County History Museum: 15.0 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.1 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 17.5 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 4.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 7.4 mi
- Sheep Nose: 13.6 mi
- Grimes Nose: 14.5 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 18.5 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 7.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.4 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 13.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 16.5 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 8.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 15.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 16.1 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 18.0 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 18.0 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 18.0 mi
- Poop Island: 21.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 7.1 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 16.6 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.6 miles of Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | SSW 210° | 1,355 m | 3.1 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | SW 227° | 1,317 m | 3.2 mi |
| Coosa Bald | W 270° | 1,303 m | 3.1 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | WSW 256° | 1,197 m | 2.8 mi |
| Cowrock | SE 143° | 1,170 m | 4.9 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | S 169° | 1,160 m | 3.4 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SE 143° | 1,153 m | 4.7 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | SSE 152° | 1,151 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 37 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1005024431
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