Old Dawson County Jail
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
- 26.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 27 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Base of a railway bridge: 4.2 mi
- Old Bridge: 4.5 mi
- Past location of GNAL nuclear reactor: 4.7 mi
- Old Rail Bridge for Nuclear Laboratory: 4.8 mi
- Evans Cenotaph: 5.0 mi
- 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
- Dawsonville Pool Room: 0.1 mi
- Gibbs Gardens: 9.6 mi
- Consolidated Gold Mine: 11.6 mi
- Bert's Farm: 11.8 mi
- Steam Engine: 14.1 mi
- Etowah Falls: 5.7 mi
- Amicalola Falls: 12.3 mi
- Fall Creek Waterfall: 13.0 mi
- Walden Creek Waterfall: 16.6 mi
- Long Creek Falls: 17.3 mi
- Dawson County Historic Courthouse: 0.1 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 0.5 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 10.9 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 11.0 mi
- Cumming Fire Museum: 14.2 mi
- 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
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 12.0 mi
- McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 14.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 17.5 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 20.7 mi
- Buford Nature Preserve: 22.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 10.2 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 22.3 mi
- Disharoon Beach: 10.2 mi
- Bent Tree Beach - Private: 14.8 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 11.9 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Old Dawson County Jail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springer Mountain | NNW 344° | 1,148 m | 14.8 mi |
| Ball Mountain | NNW 346° | 1,109 m | 14.9 mi |
| Black Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,100 m | 14.1 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | N 356° | 1,089 m | 16.6 mi |
| Frozen Knob | N 0° | 1,039 m | 18.1 mi |
| Frosty Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,033 m | 13.5 mi |
| Amicalola Mountain | NNW 333° | 1,020 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gooch Mountain | NNE 16° | 1,016 m | 16.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:52 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 41 | 45 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 75 | 78 | 78 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.4 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 5.2 |
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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