MWCA Garden
MWCA Garden is a garden in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Stone Mountain stands 514 m to the west, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen's Horse, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 22.6 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Seven Governors Have Lived in Walton County: 0.1 mi
- Shoal Creek Church: 7.1 mi
- Moina Michael Birthplace: 8.4 mi
- Social Circle Historic District: 9.5 mi
- Social Circle Well: 9.5 mi
- Monument Park: 0.1 mi
- Monroe Commercial Historic District: 0.1 mi
- McDaniel Street Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Monroe Town Green: 0.1 mi
- East Church Street Historic District: 0.1 mi
- Helen's Horse: 0.0 mi
- MONROE Water Tower Sign Replica: 0.1 mi
- Santa Dawg: 17.0 mi
- Athens, I Love You: 17.2 mi
- Rugga: 17.5 mi
- Demonstration And Teaching Garden: 17.3 mi
- Fifth St Community Garden: 19.4 mi
- Dunson Native Flora Garden: 20.2 mi
- Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden: 20.2 mi
- Lower Shade Garden: 20.2 mi
- Monroe Museum: 0.0 mi
- Sparky's Machines Auto Museum: 7.8 mi
- Social Circle Welcome Center: 9.5 mi
- Train Caboose Museum: 13.7 mi
- Barrow County Museum: 13.8 mi
- Alcovy Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 5.9 mi
- Cornish Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 12.5 mi
- Fort Yargo State Park: 12.4 mi
- Trove Open Space: 17.9 mi
- Trove Open Area: 18.1 mi
- Trove Open Area: 18.1 mi
- Georgia Nature Center: 19.0 mi
- Chevrolet 3100: 14.7 mi
- North Georgia Live Steamers: 15.7 mi
- Tractors: 19.9 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 22.0 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 22.1 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 23.3 mi
- Scull Shoals: 24.5 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 13.7 mi
- Rest Area Number 53: 16.7 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 21.7 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of MWCA Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | W 272° | 514 m | 24.9 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | WNW 282° | 344 m | 19.0 mi |
| Pool Mountain | NNW 334° | 335 m | 20.1 mi |
| Alcovy Mountain | SSW 204° | 317 m | 4.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WSW 255° | 314 m | 22.1 mi |
| Jacks Creek Mountain | ENE 67° | 300 m | 5.2 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | WSW 249° | 290.823 m | 24.9 mi |
| Arabia Mountain | WSW 249° | 289 m | 24.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:13 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winder 4S, 9 mi away.
- Great Blue Heron52 obs
- Canada Goose50 obs
- Eastern Phoebe41 obs
- Redhead40 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler38 obs
- Great Egret37 obs
- Song Sparrow35 obs
- Northern Mockingbird33 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1505160969
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