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The Castle

The Castle from directly overhead

The Castle is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Stealth, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

former residence of wealthy agricultural supplier Ferdinand McMillan

Wikidata Q7721571, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78811, -84.38470

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Parks
  • Arts District Plaza - Southwest: 0.0 mi
  • Arts District Plaza - Southeast: 0.1 mi
  • One Atlantic Center Green: 0.2 mi
  • The Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Yonah Park: 0.2 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Edible Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Perennial Border: 0.6 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.0 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 2.0 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Druid Hill: 5.0 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 13.8 mi
  • Jack's Hill: 14.6 mi
  • Blackjack Mountain: 14.8 mi
  • Cheatham Hill: 15.9 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.3 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 319°543 m17.1 mi
Stone MountainE 85°514 m13.8 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 348°500 m19.7 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 317°488 m17.1 mi
Lost MountainWNW 302°462 m21.1 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 335°418 m14.8 mi
Pine MountainNW 313°396 m20.4 mi
Cedar MountainW 264°379 m24.3 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipedia

OpenStreetMap element way/269637537

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