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The Town Well Shelter

The Town Well Shelter from directly overhead

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

Coordinates33.32149, -83.38821

81 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 35
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
  • 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
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Gardens: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Senior Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Bridge Beach: 6.7 mi
  • EMC Beach: 6.7 mi
  • Rocky Creek Beach: 16.9 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Mothershed Hill: 16.3 mi
  • Cemetery Hill: 21.6 mi
  • Barnes Mountain: 22.7 mi
Attractions: 1
Springs: 1
  • Jordan Spring: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Flat Rock: 15.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area Number 53: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 1
  • Charlie Elliott Wildlife Center: 21.5 mi
Picnic sites: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Barnes MountainWNW 283°257 m22.7 mi
Cemetery HillNNE 34°196 m21.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1319:45
June solstice06:2520:1020:47
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3416:5317:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434754616977807973635346
Precip in4.44.34.83.62.63.84.63.93.92.93.54.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Monticello, 18 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11966542036

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