The Town Well Shelter
The Town Well Shelter is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Barnes Mountain stands 257 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Uncle Remus Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 81 named places lie within 25 miles, 3 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
- 19.5 mi off the Ocmulgee-Piedmont Scenic Byway
81 named places within 25 miles
- Eatonton Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Putnam County Veterans Wall of Honor Park: 0.4 mi
- Jimmy Davis Recreation Park: 0.6 mi
- Briarpatch Trail Park: 1.2 mi
- Deloach Park: 1.5 mi
- Putnam County: 0.3 mi
- Confederates Monument: 0.3 mi
- The March to the Sea: 0.3 mi
- JSSF Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Deloach the Great: 1.4 mi
- Uncle Remus Museum: 0.0 mi
- Bledsoe-Green House Museum: 0.3 mi
- Georgia Writers Museum: 0.3 mi
- Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O'Connor: 15.2 mi
- GCSU Museum: 18.8 mi
- Famous Authors Mural: 0.3 mi
- "You Belong Here": 0.4 mi
- Welcome to Eatonton: 0.4 mi
- Vinson Plantation Bell: 18.8 mi
- The Angel of Milledgeville: 21.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial Garden: 0.4 mi
- Fifth St Community Garden: 19.8 mi
- Lockerly Arboretum: 20.4 mi
- Lucille Harris Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Senior Beach: 6.7 mi
- Bridge Beach: 6.7 mi
- EMC Beach: 6.7 mi
- Rocky Creek Beach: 16.9 mi
- Mothershed Hill: 16.3 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 21.6 mi
- Barnes Mountain: 22.7 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 0.7 mi
- Jordan Spring: 15.6 mi
- Flat Rock: 15.9 mi
- Rest Area Number 53: 20.9 mi
- Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center: 21.5 mi
- Highway 18 Ball Park Picnic Site: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Town Well Shelter. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes Mountain | WNW 283° | 257 m | 22.7 mi |
| Cemetery Hill | NNE 34° | 196 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:13 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 18 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11966542036
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