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Lullwater Tower

Lullwater Tower from directly overhead

Lullwater Tower is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Lullwater Preserve, a park 0.2 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Built by Walter Candler in 1925.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates33.80128, -84.31442

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lullwater Preserve: 0.2 mi
  • W.D. Thomson Park: 0.5 mi
  • Emory Grove Park: 0.6 mi
  • Mason Mill Park: 0.7 mi
  • Princeton Way Park: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Mason Mill Park Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Cox Hall Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Theology Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Cannon Chapel Mandala Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Medlock Park Community Garden: 1.0 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions: 43
  • WWI Cannon: 2.1 mi
  • Scott Park: 2.3 mi
  • Trail Sign - Great Blue Heron: 2.8 mi
  • Trail Sign - Grasshopper: 2.8 mi
  • Trail Sign - Monarch Butterfly: 2.8 mi
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.5 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.5 mi
  • Costley Mill Park Beach: 23.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 20.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 309°543 m19.4 mi
Stone MountainE 88°514 m9.7 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 336°500 m20.1 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 307°488 m19.5 mi
Lost MountainWNW 295°462 m24.2 mi
Blackjack MountainNW 321°418 m16.2 mi
Pine MountainNW 304°396 m23.0 mi
Pigeon HillNW 306°378 m19.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/276912773

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