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Booker T. Washington

Booker T. Washington from directly overhead

Booker T. Washington is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 282 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Peace Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
1995
Material
bronze

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78630, -84.37754

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens
  • Conifer Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Edible Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Perennial Border: 0.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Japanese Garden: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Yonah Park: 0.3 mi
  • The Grove: 0.3 mi
  • Piedmont Park: 0.3 mi
  • Winn Park: 0.3 mi
  • Arts District Plaza - Southeast: 0.4 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.0 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 2.1 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 17.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Booker T. Washington. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 319°543 m17.5 mi
Stone MountainE 84°514 m13.4 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 347°500 m19.9 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 317°488 m17.5 mi
Lost MountainWNW 301°462 m21.5 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 334°418 m15.1 mi
Pine MountainNW 312°396 m20.8 mi
Cedar MountainW 264°379 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13700001536

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