Historic site · Georgia
Donor Plaza
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: 41
- 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
- John H. Sr. and Ethel C. Bennett History Museum: 0.2 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 13.4 mi
- Tellus Science Museum: 13.5 mi
- Savoy Automobile Museum: 15.8 mi
- Bartow History Museum: 17.4 mi
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
- Scatter Garden: 6.0 mi
- St. Michael's Prayer Garden: 14.7 mi
- You Pick Blueberry Hill: 16.7 mi
- Mountain Park Community Garden: 17.9 mi
- Acworth Community Garden: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 7
- Bridgemill Beach: 8.9 mi
- BM Fort: 9.0 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 9.0 mi
- Bartow Beach: 14.1 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 11.7 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 15.7 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 23.3 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 24.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Allatoona Falls: 12.2 mi
- Fall Creek Waterfall: 19.0 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 24.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Lodge and Lawn: 8.2 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 17.6 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Allatoona: 17.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Donor Plaza. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Mountain | NE 36° | 1,002 m | 18.5 mi |
| Sassafras Mountain | NE 41° | 983 m | 18.2 mi |
| Mount Oglethorpe | NE 48° | 966 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sanderlin Mountain | NE 50° | 910 m | 17.8 mi |
| Hendrix Mountain | NE 46° | 832 m | 16.4 mi |
| Sharptop Mountain | NE 38° | 787 m | 16.3 mi |
| Wet Mountain | NE 53° | 758 m | 18.7 mi |
| Toland Mountain | NE 54° | 724 m | 16.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:54 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 39 | 43 | 50 | 58 | 65 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 43 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jasper 1 NNW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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