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Hoschton Train Depot

Hoschton Train Depot from directly overhead

Hoschton Train Depot is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 277 m. Sawnee Mountain stands 593 m to the west-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Welcome to Hoschton, a artwork 0.1 miles away. 11 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic railway station in Hoschton, Georgia, United States

Wikidata Q134382899, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
The four Hosch brothers founded Hoschton in 1881 in the hope of influencing the proposed route of the Gainesville, Jefferson and Southern Railroad. In 1833 this depot was built on land donated by the brothers. The railroad transformed the town and surroun

How to reach it

Coordinates34.09735, -83.76166

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
  • Welcome to Hoschton: 0.1 mi
  • Jackson County Confederate Statue: 10.9 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 14.6 mi
  • Violin: 14.7 mi
  • Luminary 830: 14.7 mi
Parks
  • Hoschton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Outta Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hoschton Recreation Park: 0.7 mi
  • Braselton Town Green: 0.8 mi
  • Historic Talmo Park: 6.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Boy scout: 6.8 mi
  • Judy Hill Loftin,LPC Memorial Interchange: 10.5 mi
  • Charlotte Nash Interchange: 11.3 mi
  • Gainesville Train: 13.7 mi
  • Biccentenial Park: 14.0 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Freedom Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Brenau University Garden Society: 14.7 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 14.8 mi
  • Glade Garden: 16.7 mi
  • Stream Garden: 16.7 mi
Attractions: 18
Museums: 16
  • Auburn Historic Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Barrow County Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Train Caboose Museum: 7.6 mi
  • Georgia Retired Educators Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Crawford W Long Medical Museum: 10.9 mi
Peaks: 11
  • Price Mountain: 5.3 mi
  • Pool Mountain: 6.7 mi
  • Heart Attack Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Kennedy Mountain: 8.9 mi
  • Fox Hill: 17.0 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sawnee MountainWNW 293°593 m24.8 mi
Buckhorn MountainNNW 346°445 m21.9 mi
Fox HillNW 307°389 m17.0 mi
Banks MountainNNW 328°372 m18.1 mi
Price MountainN 359°367 m5.3 mi
Kennedy MountainN 352°358 m8.9 mi
Lanier MountainSW 223°344 m23.3 mi
Pool MountainWSW 244°335 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1320:50
September equinox07:2419:0019:33
December solstice07:3816:5217:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653606875797872625245
Precip in5.04.45.24.34.24.64.14.94.33.44.02.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winder 4S, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11685732385

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