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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. 18 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

Parks
Gardens: 58
  • 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
Artworks: 55
Historic sites: 55
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: 18
  • 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: 16
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 MountainNW543 m16.7 mi
Stone MountainE514 m13.9 mi
Sweat MountainNNW500 m19.2 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW488 m16.7 mi
Lost MountainWNW462 m20.7 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW418 m14.3 mi
Cedar MountainW379 m24.2 mi
Pigeon HillNW378 m16.5 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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