Athens Confederate Monument
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Athens Confederate Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Alcovy Mountain stands 317 m to the west-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Barber Creek Battle Site, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Athens Confederate Monument is a Confederate memorial near Barber Creek in Athens, Georgia, United States. It is a Carrara marble obelisk mounted on a granite foundation engraved with names of the city's soldiers who were killed during the American Civil War. It was formerly located in the median strip of Broad Street in the Downtown Local Historic District of Athens until being removed in 2020 and being placed at its current site in 2021.
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Wikidata Q96189494, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1872
- Material
- marble
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- The State Botanical Garden of Georgia: 1.3 mi
- Milledge Circle Historic District: 1.5 mi
- Timothy Park: 1.6 mi
- Oconee Forest Park: 1.7 mi
- Woodlawn Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Chase the Dawg: 1.1 mi
- The Vigil: 1.6 mi
- Flower Power: 1.7 mi
- The Blue Dawg of Happiness: 1.9 mi
- Clover: 2.1 mi
- Princeton Methodist Church 1883-1962: 0.6 mi
- Farmhouse Chimney: 1.0 mi
- Memorial Garden: 2.8 mi
- University of Georgia Botanical Gardens: 2.9 mi
- Old Athens Cemetery: 3.0 mi
- Dunson Native Flora Garden: 1.2 mi
- Lower Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
- Upper Shade Garden: 1.2 mi
- Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden: 1.2 mi
- International Garden: 1.3 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 1.3 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 2.5 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 3.1 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 3.5 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 0.2 mi
- Tillman Tract: 2.2 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Trove Open Area: 4.4 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 4.5 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 2.6 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 2.8 mi
- The Arch: 3.2 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 22.1 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 23.3 mi
- Coon Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 14.1 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 14.7 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 19.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 22.4 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 7.1 mi
- Scull Shoals: 14.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Athens Confederate Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcovy Mountain | WSW 238° | 317 m | 23.6 mi |
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WSW 244° | 300 m | 14.7 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WSW 245° | 273 m | 14.1 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 110° | 230 m | 22.4 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SE 138° | 195 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens BEN Epps AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/11699225920
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