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Callaway Memorial Tower

Callaway Memorial Tower from directly overhead

Callaway Memorial Tower is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 239 m. Dowdell Knob stands 423 m to the southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Pedal Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Interstate 185 passes 4.9 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
239 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.02203, -85.03756
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pedal Park: 0.4 mi
  • Callaway Stadium: 0.5 mi
  • Callaway Park: 0.6 mi
  • Overlook Plaza: 1.0 mi
  • LaFayette Square: 1.2 mi
Peaks: 9
  • Hogg Mountain: 5.2 mi
  • The Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Dunbar Mountain: 17.2 mi
  • Tip Top: 18.1 mi
  • Stone Mill Mountain: 20.2 mi
Museums: 6
Historic sites: 4
Picnic sites: 4
  • Picnic Shelter 1: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
  • WJSP Picnic Site: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 3
  • Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: 16.9 mi
  • Callaway Garden Restaurant: 17.4 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Morgan's appartement: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Yellow Jacket Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 16.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
Nature reserves: 1
  • Whispering Hills Memorial Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Laurel Springs: 17.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Cascade Falls: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Callaway Memorial Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dowdell KnobSE 126°423 m21.1 mi
Oak MountainSE 142°380 m21.9 mi
Tip TopSSE 148°335 m18.1 mi
Stone Mill MountainNNW 345°299 m20.2 mi
German MountainS 175°299 m20.8 mi
Williams MountainS 185°284 m21.5 mi
The MountainSSW 206°273 m13.1 mi
Hogg MountainSSW 204°265 m5.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4519:1919:52
June solstice06:3320:1620:53
September equinox07:2919:0619:38
December solstice07:4017:0017:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637077807974645347

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — LA Grange 1N, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/367915073

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