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Donor Plaza

Donor Plaza from directly overhead

Donor Plaza is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Burnt Mountain stands 1,002 m to the northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Statue, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

What the record says

Inscription
Includes Alumni & Donor Brick Walkway

How to reach it

Coordinates34.31898, -84.55316

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cline Park: 0.4 mi
  • Waleska Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lake Arrowhead Lakeside Park: 3.1 mi
  • Flat Rock Park: 3.3 mi
  • Great Festival Park: 3.3 mi
Peaks
  • Byrd Mountain: 2.9 mi
  • Polecat Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Hickory Log Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Dry Pond Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Garland Mountain: 4.0 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Burgess Echo Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Columbaria: 6.0 mi
  • Old Homestead (Foundation): 7.8 mi
  • Old Homestead (Chimney): 9.3 mi
  • Fort Buffington: 9.6 mi
Museums: 20
Artworks: 17
  • Eagle Statue: 0.0 mi
  • It's a Vibe!: 6.7 mi
  • Historic Ball Ground: 10.2 mi
  • Mother Mary: 14.7 mi
  • Welcome Home: 18.9 mi
Attractions: 13
  • C.C.C. Quarry: 6.0 mi
  • Old Car City USA: 11.8 mi
  • old 1-cylinder engine: 13.5 mi
  • Gibbs Gardens: 16.1 mi
  • LakePoint Station: 17.6 mi
Gardens: 9
Beaches: 7
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Nature reserves: 4
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of Donor Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burnt MountainNE 36°1,002 m18.5 mi
Sassafras MountainNE 41°983 m18.2 mi
Mount OglethorpeNE 48°966 m17.1 mi
Sanderlin MountainNE 50°910 m17.8 mi
Hendrix MountainNE 46°832 m16.4 mi
Sharptop MountainNE 38°787 m16.3 mi
Wet MountainNE 53°758 m18.7 mi
Toland MountainNE 54°724 m16.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2720:1720:54
September equinox07:2719:0319:37
December solstice07:4116:5417:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394350586572767570594943
Precip in5.55.05.95.14.34.95.34.64.24.04.55.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1474313627

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