Floyd Springs
Floyd Springs is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Turkey Mountain, a peak 2.1 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Hamlet in Floyd County, Georgia, United States.
Wikidata Q122569707, matched on coordinates and name (38 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Floyd Springs
How to reach it
- On the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 18.6 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 26.1 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 27 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Turkey Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Little Sand Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Calbeck Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Lavender Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Armstrong Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Turkey Mountain Recreation Center: 3.4 mi
- Armuchee Park: 4.4 mi
- North Floyd Park: 6.1 mi
- Shag Williams Park: 7.1 mi
- Rome Tennis Center At Berry College: 8.4 mi
- The Old Berry Dairy: 10.6 mi
- West Rome High Marker: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Forrest Monument: 12.3 mi
- Johnston's Army at Adairsville: 13.7 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 10.4 mi
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 10.4 mi
- Rome Area History Museum: 12.0 mi
- Adairsville Railroad Muesem: 13.2 mi
- New Echota State Historic Site Museum: 16.1 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 14.9 mi
- Huckleberry Point: 19.5 mi
- Commet Boulder: 20.4 mi
- Dugout: 20.5 mi
- High Point: 22.8 mi
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 11.6 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 14.2 mi
- Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site: 16.0 mi
- New Echota State Historic Site: 16.3 mi
- Creekside Farms: 24.7 mi
- Anderson Spring: 21.6 mi
- Blue Hole: 21.7 mi
- Wright Mineral Spring: 24.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 24.5 mi
- Everett Springs: 5.2 mi
- Livingston: 18.5 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 9.0 mi
- Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 19.4 mi
- Porter Garden: 11.9 mi
- Rockery: 11.9 mi
- Keown Falls South 25: 13.2 mi
- Keown Falls North 35: 13.3 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 7.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Floyd Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Mountain | NW 307° | 659 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | NW 319° | 566 m | 20.4 mi |
| Dug Mountain | NNE 20° | 553 m | 22.5 mi |
| Mill Creek Mountain | NNE 18° | 545 m | 18.7 mi |
| Bogan Peak | WSW 241° | 505 m | 22.4 mi |
| Chestnut Mountain | NNE 29° | 496 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NNE 25° | 473 m | 9.0 mi |
| Hurricane Mountain | NNE 20° | 472 m | 19.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:29 | 20:20 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:56 | 17:35 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 80 | 74 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome R B Russell AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5635586727
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