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Herty Field

Herty Field from directly overhead

Herty Field is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

sports venue in Athens, Georgia

Dates from 1891.

Wikidata Q5744894, matched on coordinates and name (36 m apart).

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates33.95627, -83.37572

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Herty Field: 0.0 mi
  • Young Harris Terraces: 0.1 mi
  • Franklin Quad: 0.1 mi
  • South Quad: 0.1 mi
  • Hot Corner Mural Park: 0.2 mi
Artworks: 57
Historic sites: 49
Gardens: 20
Museums: 11
Nature reserves: 9
Attractions: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Coon Mountain: 8.7 mi
  • Turkey Creek Mountain: 16.5 mi
  • Jacks Creek Mountain: 17.2 mi
  • Heart Attack Hill: 20.5 mi
  • Big Mountain: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jacks Creek MountainWSW 238°300 m17.2 mi
Turkey Creek MountainWSW 238°273 m16.5 mi
Big MountainESE 118°230 m22.3 mi
Coon MountainSSE 157°195 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2420:1220:49
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3616:5117:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444855627178818074645347
Precip in4.44.44.43.53.34.94.24.53.93.33.84.4

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/10840860926

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