The Astroid Belt
The Astroid Belt is an attraction in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Yonah Mountain stands 958 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Korean War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This is the proportional marker for the distance from the real astroid belt to the sun. The sun is located in the corner of the square.
How to reach it
- 27.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 28 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Creek Veterans Park: 0.1 mi
- The Square: 0.1 mi
- Renaissance Park: 0.2 mi
- Roosevelt Square: 0.2 mi
- Poultry Park: 0.3 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- The Statue at the Square: 0.1 mi
- The Sun: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Public Safety Monument: 0.2 mi
- Kennedy Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Banks Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 7.4 mi
- Price Mountain: 9.5 mi
- Fox Hill: 10.4 mi
- Luminary 830: 0.3 mi
- Violin: 0.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 0.4 mi
- stainless steel: 0.5 mi
- Rabbittown Rabbit: 3.0 mi
- Mercury: 0.1 mi
- North Georgia Canopy Tours: 8.9 mi
- Tractor: 11.2 mi
- old tractor: 11.8 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 14.2 mi
- Georgia Retired Educators Museum: 8.5 mi
- Lanier Museum of Natural History: 14.6 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 18.1 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 18.4 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 18.4 mi
- Freedom Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brenau University Garden Society: 0.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 0.6 mi
- Glade Garden: 2.4 mi
- Stream Garden: 2.4 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 15.3 mi
- Buford Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 18.1 mi
- Garrison Shoals: 12.1 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.1 mi
- Auraria: 16.4 mi
- Etowah Falls: 18.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Astroid Belt. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonah Mountain | NNE 16° | 958 m | 24.2 mi |
| Porter Springs Cedar Mountain | NNW 343° | 895 m | 24.8 mi |
| Wauka Mountain | N 5° | 796 m | 14.5 mi |
| Pink Mountain | NNE 15° | 796 m | 23.3 mi |
| Piney Mountain | N 3° | 702 m | 15.5 mi |
| Leadpole Mountain | NNE 14° | 649 m | 20.1 mi |
| Three Sisters Mountain | NNW 342° | 645 m | 21.5 mi |
| Collins Mountain | N 353° | 644 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 44 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4568833151
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