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10 Commandments

10 Commandments from directly overhead

10 Commandments is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 426 m. Oakey Mountain stands 591 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Bremen Railway Observation Park, a park 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates33.72114, -85.14479

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bremen Railway Observation Park: 0.1 mi
  • Newbern Field: 0.2 mi
  • Rock Building Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bremen Parks and Rec: 0.6 mi
  • Milltown Historic Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks: 35
  • Reeds Mountain: 1.5 mi
  • West Hill: 5.5 mi
  • Tally Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Black Jack Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • William Mountain: 11.7 mi
Historic sites: 13
Museums: 9
  • Tallapoosa Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • West Georgia Museum: 8.8 mi
  • Southeastern Quilt & Textile Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Roopville Agricultural Museum: 18.3 mi
  • Rockmart History Museum: 19.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Chaos Haunted House: 7.1 mi
  • Hightower Falls Event Venue: 14.9 mi
  • Winston GA: 16.1 mi
  • Grande Dr Winston: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 3
  • Unity: 10.0 mi
  • Matthew 4:19: 10.6 mi
  • The Big Mailbox: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 20 Eastbound: 10.5 mi
  • Alabama Welcome Center: 13.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Hightower Falls: 14.7 mi
  • High Shoals Falls: 23.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Nature reserves: 1
  • Clinton Nature Preserve: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of 10 Commandments. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Oakey MountainWNW 297°591 m23.9 mi
Turkey Heaven MountainWSW 237°525 m22.1 mi
Bee HillSW 234°490 m22.7 mi
Johns MountainSW 233°489 m22.9 mi
Reeds MountainSSE 152°475 m1.5 mi
Blackjack MountainSSW 200°470 m20.8 mi
Tally MountainW 269°461 m6.7 mi
Mercer MountainNW 312°446 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:2019:53
June solstice06:3120:1820:55
September equinox07:2919:0619:39
December solstice07:4216:5817:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625145
Precip in5.05.35.64.63.84.14.53.73.83.74.45.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carrollton, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6463658190

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