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Baldwin Monument

Baldwin Monument, a historic site in Georgia
Baldwin Monument, a historic site in GeorgiaDYalden · CC BY-SA 4.0

Baldwin Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 225 m. Round Top stands 647 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Smith Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Lookout Mountain Parkway passes 7.4 miles off.

The story

Park in the United States of America.

Wikidata Q34893207, matched on coordinates and name (97 m apart).

What the record says

Elevation
225 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.92561, -85.24237

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Frank Gleason Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Honor Park: 1.6 mi
  • Gilbert-Stephenson Park: 1.8 mi
  • Helicopter Park: 4.3 mi
  • Rossville Park: 4.3 mi
Peaks
  • Snodgrass Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Boynton Ridge: 2.6 mi
  • Dailey Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Happy Top: 3.9 mi
  • Beaumont Mountain: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 53
Attractions: 33
Cliffs: 24
Waterfalls: 22
  • High Falls: 6.8 mi
  • Lower Cascades Glen Falls 65: 7.1 mi
  • Glen Falls 15: 7.1 mi
  • Upper Glen Falls 12: 7.2 mi
  • Lula Falls 100: 7.4 mi
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 12
Springs: 9
  • Crawfish Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Straight Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Obar Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Taylor Spring: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 8
Beaches: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 1
  • Natural Bridge: 14.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Baldwin Monument. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round TopWSW647 m11.0 mi
Suck Creek MountainNNW625 m20.8 mi
Round KnobNNW601 m17.3 mi
Buck KnobNNW595 m20.3 mi
Fox MountainSW584 m21.9 mi
Elder MountainNW569 m15.2 mi
Pigeon MountainSSW566 m20.9 mi
Raccoon MountainNW563 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4619:2019:53
June solstice06:2820:2120:59
September equinox07:3019:0619:39
December solstice07:4616:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F404451596774787772614942
Precip in5.65.15.04.74.64.25.14.54.23.64.45.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chickamauga PK Larc, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358765562

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