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Olympic Athletes Monument

Olympic Athletes Monument from directly overhead

Olympic Athletes Monument is a historic site in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 293 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Silhouette, a artwork 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
293.0 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.79497, -84.38798

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Parks
Gardens
  • Edible Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Trustees Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 0.9 mi
  • Cascades Garden: 0.9 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.4 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.5 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 2.5 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Druid Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 13.9 mi
  • Blackjack Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Jack's Hill: 14.5 mi
  • Cheatham Hill: 15.4 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 8.8 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 319°543 m16.7 mi
Stone MountainE 87°514 m13.9 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 348°500 m19.2 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 317°488 m16.7 mi
Lost MountainWNW 301°462 m20.7 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 335°418 m14.3 mi
Pine MountainNW 312°396 m19.9 mi
Cedar MountainW 263°379 m24.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/974263959

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