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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 MountainWNW591 m23.9 mi
Turkey Heaven MountainWSW525 m22.1 mi
Bee HillSW490 m22.7 mi
Johns MountainSW489 m22.9 mi
Reeds MountainSSE475 m1.5 mi
Blackjack MountainSSW470 m20.8 mi
Tally MountainW461 m6.7 mi
Mercer MountainNW446 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 50–80 °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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