The Sun
The Sun is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 384 m. Yonah Mountain stands 958 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
This is the Sun. It was donated to the city of Gainesville by Lakeview Academy. This is the beginning and center of the Solar Walk. The Solar walk is a path created by each planet. The distance between the planets is proportional to the real solar system.
How to reach it
- 27.4 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 28 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- The Square: 0.0 mi
- Renaissance Park: 0.0 mi
- Roosevelt Square: 0.1 mi
- Poultry Park: 0.2 mi
- Rock Creek Veterans Park: 0.2 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- The Statue at the Square: 0.0 mi
- Public Safety Monument: 0.1 mi
- Veterans Eternal Flame: 0.1 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Kennedy Mountain: 5.7 mi
- Banks Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Buckhorn Mountain: 7.5 mi
- Price Mountain: 9.4 mi
- Fox Hill: 10.5 mi
- Luminary 830: 0.3 mi
- Violin: 0.3 mi
- Harriet Tubman: 0.3 mi
- stainless steel: 0.6 mi
- Rabbittown Rabbit: 3.0 mi
- Mercury: 0.0 mi
- The Astroid Belt: 0.1 mi
- North Georgia Canopy Tours: 8.9 mi
- Tractor: 11.2 mi
- old tractor: 11.8 mi
- Georgia Retired Educators Museum: 8.5 mi
- Lanier Museum of Natural History: 14.7 mi
- Georgia Racing Hall of Fame: 18.3 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 18.5 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 18.5 mi
- Freedom Garden: 0.2 mi
- Brenau University Garden Society: 0.6 mi
- Bamboo Forest: 0.6 mi
- Glade Garden: 2.4 mi
- Stream Garden: 2.5 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 15.3 mi
- Buford Nature Preserve: 16.1 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 18.2 mi
- Garrison Shoals: 12.1 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 21.4 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Pavilion: 16.2 mi
- Auraria: 16.5 mi
- Etowah Falls: 18.8 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Sun. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yonah Mountain | NNE 15° | 958 m | 24.3 mi |
| Porter Springs Cedar Mountain | NNW 343° | 895 m | 24.9 mi |
| Wauka Mountain | N 4° | 796 m | 14.6 mi |
| Pink Mountain | NNE 15° | 796 m | 23.4 mi |
| Piney Mountain | N 2° | 702 m | 15.5 mi |
| Leadpole Mountain | NNE 14° | 649 m | 20.2 mi |
| Three Sisters Mountain | NNW 342° | 645 m | 21.6 mi |
| Collins Mountain | N 353° | 644 m | 23.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:51 | 17:30 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville LEE Gilmer MEM AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6879828598
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