Ghost town · Georgia
Livingston
Livingston is a ghost town in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Flagpole Mountain stands 598 m to the south-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Heath Mountain, a peak 3.6 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
ghost town in Floyd County, Georgia
How to reach it
Coordinates34.21278, -85.34861
- 15.1 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 18.1 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 20 mi
- Little River Falls Overlook · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Heath Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Judy Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Oliver Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Horseleg Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Mount Alto: 6.7 mi
Parks: 58
- Alto Park: 5.9 mi
- E.S. Brown Park: 7.1 mi
- Cave Spring Residential Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Cave Spring Commerical Historic District: 7.3 mi
- Georgia School for the Deaf Historic District: 7.4 mi
Historic sites: 9
- West Rome High Marker: 8.0 mi
- The Old Berry Dairy: 8.0 mi
- Trippeer Arch: 9.5 mi
- Old Middle School Arch: 9.5 mi
- Forrest Monument: 10.1 mi
Museums: 8
- Rome Area History Museum: 10.4 mi
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 10.5 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 11.1 mi
- Polk County Historical Society Museum: 14.9 mi
- Cherokee Historical Museum: 19.3 mi
Waterfalls: 7
- Little Falls: 19.7 mi
- Little River Falls: 20.3 mi
- Grace's High Falls: 21.3 mi
- Hightower Falls: 22.5 mi
- Lodge Falls: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 5
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 11.8 mi
- Mushroom Rock: 19.6 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 20.2 mi
- Hightower Falls Event Venue: 22.4 mi
- Creekside Farms: 22.4 mi
Gardens: 2
- Rockery: 9.3 mi
- Porter Garden: 9.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Turkey Town: 20.3 mi
- Everett Springs: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Cave Spring: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Blacks Bluff: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 1
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Livingston. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Mountain | SSW 199° | 598 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bogan Peak | WNW 295° | 505 m | 9.4 mi |
| Rock Quarry Mountain | SSW 207° | 493 m | 19.0 mi |
| Shorty Mountain | SSW 193° | 484 m | 13.0 mi |
| High Point | N 358° | 468 m | 12.2 mi |
| Lavender Mountain | NE 35° | 466 m | 10.3 mi |
| Mount Alto | ENE 78° | 456 m | 6.7 mi |
| Mercer Mountain | SSW 199° | 446 m | 19.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:46 | 18:20 | 18:53 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:20 | 19:57 |
| September equinox | 06:30 | 18:07 | 18:40 |
| December solstice | 06:44 | 15:58 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
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 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome, 11 mi away.
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