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Old Glover Tannery Ruins

Old Glover Tannery Ruins from directly overhead

Old Glover Tannery Ruins is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 329 m. Bear Mountain stands 700 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Park, a park 0.6 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Tannery owned by Marietta's first mayor, John H. Glover.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.96869, -84.56228

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lewis Park: 0.6 mi
  • Gantt Park: 0.8 mi
  • Monarch Park: 1.0 mi
  • Marietta First United Methodist Church Park: 1.1 mi
  • Joanne Woodward Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Joy^2: 1.3 mi
  • Big Little Chickens: 1.3 mi
  • Our Town: 1.4 mi
  • Globe: 3.1 mi
  • Balancing Birds: 4.7 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 35
  • Sweet Eloise: 4.7 mi
  • Roswell Mill: 12.2 mi
  • Frog Rock: 12.4 mi
  • Governor's Mansion: 12.6 mi
  • old 1-cylinder engine: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainNNW 348°700 m24.3 mi
Pine Log MountainN 350°689 m24.8 mi
Hanging MountainNNW 342°581 m23.9 mi
Kennesaw MountainWNW 298°543 m1.1 mi
Sweat MountainNE 42°500 m9.1 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainW 276°488 m1.4 mi
Little Pine Log MountainNNW 339°487 m23.9 mi
Hickory Log MountainN 9°471 m22.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1620:53
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4016:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653606774767671615145
Precip in4.94.94.94.04.24.17.04.83.74.14.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/245718974

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