New Echota State Historic Site
New Echota State Historic Site is an attraction in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Fort Mountain stands 868 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is New Echota State Historic Site Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
historic site in Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Dates from 1825.
Wikidata Q7007061, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georgia State Parks & Historic Sites
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 17.4 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 20 mi
- West Overlook · 20 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brogdon Hill: 1.3 mi
- Baugh Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Horn Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Mill Mountain: 10.4 mi
- BB&T Park: 3.5 mi
- Salacoa Creek Park: 8.4 mi
- Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.2 mi
- Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.7 mi
- Cherokee Indian Memorial: 0.3 mi
- New Echota Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Harlan's Cross Roads: 3.2 mi
- Elliott Memorial: 3.4 mi
- Johnston's Army at Adairsville: 12.0 mi
- New Echota State Historic Site Museum: 0.3 mi
- Adairsville Railroad Muesem: 12.1 mi
- Whitfield County Historical Museum: 17.2 mi
- Cassville Historical Society: 20.3 mi
- Tellus Science Museum: 22.0 mi
- Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site: 4.7 mi
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- C.C.C. Quarry: 19.4 mi
- Engelheim Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.6 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 19.7 mi
- Fincher Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Face: 19.9 mi
- Rocky Face: 20.3 mi
- Rocky Face: 20.5 mi
- Keown Falls South 25: 11.9 mi
- Keown Falls North 35: 11.9 mi
- Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 20.0 mi
- Rest Area #35: 2.8 mi
- Rest Area #34 (I-75 North / MP 308.0): 9.1 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 9.7 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 21.6 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 11.4 mi
- Everett Springs: 12.3 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of New Echota State Historic Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | NNE 34° | 868 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cohutta Mountain | NE 37° | 841 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hightop | NE 51° | 816 m | 18.7 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | NE 50° | 808 m | 18.2 mi |
| Brushy Top | NE 54° | 731 m | 18.2 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NE 40° | 677 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | SE 144° | 581 m | 20.8 mi |
| Dug Mountain | NNW 334° | 553 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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