Blue Star Memorial Highway Historical Marker
Blue Star Memorial Highway Historical Marker is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 349 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearl Harbor Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A tribute to the armed forces that have defended the United States of America.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georgia Historical Society
How to reach it
- 23.8 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Joe Mack Wilson Park: 0.3 mi
- Flournoy Park: 0.3 mi
- Lawrence Street Recreation Center: 0.4 mi
- Woods Park: 0.4 mi
- Glover Park: 0.4 mi
- Marietta Fire Department Museum: 0.3 mi
- Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- Marietta Museum of History: 0.5 mi
- The Root House Museum and Garden: 0.6 mi
- Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: 0.7 mi
- Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 6.5 mi
- Smyrna Community Garden: 6.8 mi
- Cherokee Garden: 6.9 mi
- Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 7.3 mi
- Pearl Harbor Monument: 0.1 mi
- "Forest Hill" And The Fielding Lewis Chapter, NSDAR: 0.6 mi
- Leo Frank Lynching: 1.5 mi
- Old Glover Tannery Ruins: 1.7 mi
- Johnston's Line East of Kennesaw: 2.5 mi
- Our Town: 0.4 mi
- Joy^2: 0.5 mi
- Big Little Chickens: 0.5 mi
- Globe: 1.5 mi
- Willow Archway: 5.2 mi
- Sweet Eloise: 3.0 mi
- Governor's Mansion: 10.9 mi
- Roswell Mill: 11.5 mi
- Frog Rock: 11.7 mi
- The Riddler Mindbender: 12.4 mi
- Kennesaw Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Little Kennesaw Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.9 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 3.3 mi
- Blackjack Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 16.9 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 17.8 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 17.8 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 8.7 mi
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 12.8 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 16.5 mi
- BM Fort: 16.5 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 16.5 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 11.6 mi
- Allatoona Falls: 13.4 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 19.4 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 20.2 mi
- Water Wheel: 20.4 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 5.5 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 16.1 mi
- Mead Road Park: 18.7 mi
- Allatoona: 14.6 mi
- Constitution: 21.4 mi
- Trentham Spring: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blue Star Memorial Highway Historical Marker. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NW 310° | 543 m | 2.8 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ESE 114° | 514 m | 24.9 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NNE 32° | 500 m | 9.5 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | WNW 299° | 488 m | 2.9 mi |
| Hickory Log Mountain | N 6° | 471 m | 23.2 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNW 335° | 466 m | 23.8 mi |
| Lost Mountain | W 269° | 462 m | 8.9 mi |
| Polecat Mountain | N 3° | 458 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/2528594336
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