Historic site · Georgia
An Unknown Hero
An Unknown Hero is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 264 m. Bear Mountain stands 700 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Allatoona, a ghost town 0.1 miles away.
What the record says
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- Inscription
- Long a spot of pilgrimage for Southerners, this grave contains the remains of a soldier who fell during the Battle of Allatoona Pass on October 5, 1864. A member of the division of General Samuel G. French, he was killed as the Confederates tried....
How to reach it
Coordinates34.10874, -84.71253
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Old Highway 41 Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
- Old Highway 41 #1 Day-Use Area: 1.6 mi
- Clark Creek South Public Use Area: 2.0 mi
- Liberty Square: 2.8 mi
- Dallas Landing Park: 2.8 mi
Peaks
- Signal Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Red Top Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Vineyard Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Allatoona Pass: 0.4 mi
- Battle of Allatoona: 0.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial at Patriots Point: 3.6 mi
- Cooper's Furnace: 4.1 mi
- Piece of the Berlin Wall: 8.7 mi
Museums: 31
- Rosenwald School: 3.4 mi
- The Depot: 3.6 mi
- Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum: 5.6 mi
- Museum Store: 6.2 mi
- Bartow History Museum: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 16
- Welcome Home: 3.5 mi
- Balancing Birds: 8.3 mi
- Spaceship Earth: 8.8 mi
- Mother Mary: 13.7 mi
- Joy^2: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 14
- Acworth Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 7.7 mi
- Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 8.3 mi
- Cherokee Garden: 11.1 mi
- Scatter Garden: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 9
- LakePoint Station: 2.1 mi
- Old Car City USA: 11.4 mi
- old 1-cylinder engine: 14.7 mi
- Creekside Farms: 15.4 mi
- C.C.C. Quarry: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 6
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 1.8 mi
- Bartow Beach: 4.3 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 10.8 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 10.8 mi
- BM Fort: 10.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Allatoona Falls: 10.7 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 13.5 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Allatoona: 0.1 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 17.4 mi
Nature reserves: 1
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of An Unknown Hero. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | NNE 15° | 700 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pine Log Mountain | NNE 15° | 689 m | 15.2 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | N 6° | 581 m | 13.1 mi |
| Kennesaw Mountain | SE 140° | 543 m | 11.9 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNE 24° | 514 m | 20.7 mi |
| Dry Pond Mountain | NNE 26° | 501 m | 20.4 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | E 101° | 500 m | 15.0 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | SE 143° | 488 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:18 | 19:51 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allatoona DAM 2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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