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Old Dawson County Jail

Old Dawson County Jail from directly overhead

Old Dawson County Jail is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Dawson County Historic Courthouse, a museum 0.1 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.42160, -84.11996

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 4.0 mi
  • Umbrella Court: 6.0 mi
  • Trellis Court: 6.0 mi
  • Sculpture Court: 6.0 mi
Peaks
  • Anna Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Little Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Whim Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Sheep Wallow Mountain: 8.2 mi
  • Potts Mountain: 8.2 mi
Historic sites: 44
Attractions: 20
Artworks: 20
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 0.8 mi
  • Bear: 6.1 mi
  • Open Bible: 6.4 mi
  • Praying Hands: 6.5 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 6.5 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Etowah Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Waterfall #4: 11.9 mi
  • Amicalola Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Fall Creek Waterfall: 13.0 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 16.6 mi
Museums: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 18.2 mi
  • Glade Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Stream Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Picnic sites: 4
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 12.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 12.3 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 11.9 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Old Dawson County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springer MountainNNW 344°1,148 m14.8 mi
Ball MountainNNW 346°1,109 m14.9 mi
Black MountainNNW 340°1,100 m14.1 mi
Hawk MountainN 356°1,089 m16.6 mi
Frosty MountainNNW 333°1,033 m13.5 mi
Amicalola MountainNNW 333°1,020 m13.7 mi
Gooch MountainNNE 16°1,016 m16.5 mi
Rich MountainNNW 345°1,005 m16.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2520:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:4016:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414551596775787871615144
Precip in5.45.15.24.34.24.74.94.94.04.04.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumming 2N, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 85002083OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Dawson Couty Jail, reference 85002083, listed 09/13/85.

OpenStreetMap element way/497036079

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