Chapel Bell
Chapel Bell is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Bernard Ramsey, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- stone
- Inscription
- ORIGINALLY USED TO CALL STUDENTS TO CLASSES, CHAPEL SERVICES, AND SPECIAL EVENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA CHAPEL BELL WAS CAST BY GEORGE HOLBROOK OF MEDWAY, MASSACHUSETTS IN 1835. THE BELL'S ARRIVAL ON CAMPUS IS SHROUDED IN MYSTERY, BUT IT IS BELIEVED T
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Herty Field: 0.0 mi
- Franklin Quad: 0.0 mi
- Young Harris Terraces: 0.0 mi
- South Quad: 0.1 mi
- Hot Corner Mural Park: 0.2 mi
- Bernard Ramsey: 0.0 mi
- Abraham Baldwin Statue: 0.1 mi
- Terrell Archie Jackson: 0.1 mi
- Dawg Walker: 0.2 mi
- Truist Dawg: 0.2 mi
- Herty Field: 0.0 mi
- The Red and Black: 0.0 mi
- R.E.M.: 0.2 mi
- Bob Cole: 0.2 mi
- Danger Mouse: 0.2 mi
- Scholar Garden: 0.0 mi
- President's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Connect to Protect: 0.5 mi
- UGA Trial Gardens: 0.8 mi
- D.W. Brooks Connect to Protect Garden: 0.9 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 0.4 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 0.6 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 0.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 3.8 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 1.4 mi
- Tillman Tract: 3.0 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 3.2 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Trove Open Area: 7.4 mi
- The Arch: 0.1 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 0.4 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 0.5 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 20.3 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 21.0 mi
- Coon Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 17.2 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 20.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 22.3 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 8.7 mi
- Scull Shoals: 16.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chapel Bell. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WSW 238° | 300 m | 17.2 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WSW 238° | 273 m | 16.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 118° | 230 m | 22.3 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 157° | 195 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
The recorded facing catches the sunset.
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| 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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12229933633
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