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Unknown Soldier

Unknown Soldier from directly overhead

Unknown Soldier is a historic site in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 328 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northeast, 3.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cheatham Hill, a peak 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
Unknown US Soldier

How to reach it

Coordinates33.93432, -84.59708

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Restrooms: 0.2 mi
  • Laurel Park: 1.7 mi
  • Steve & Virginia Tumlin Park at Hickory Hills: 1.9 mi
  • Al Bishop Softball Complex: 2.1 mi
  • Fair Oaks Park: 2.2 mi
Artworks
  • Big Little Chickens: 2.9 mi
  • Our Town: 2.9 mi
  • Joy^2: 2.9 mi
  • Globe: 4.4 mi
  • Willow Archway: 5.8 mi
Gardens
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 35
Nature reserves: 9
Beaches: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNNE 19°543 m3.1 mi
Sweat MountainNE 41°500 m12.2 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNNE 13°488 m2.6 mi
Hickory Log MountainNNE 13°471 m24.8 mi
Sharp Top MountainNNW 343°466 m23.7 mi
Lost MountainW 279°462 m5.8 mi
Pine MountainNNW 333°461 m18.8 mi
Polecat MountainN 10°458 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1620:53
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4116:5617:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653606774767671615145
Precip in4.94.94.94.04.24.17.04.83.74.14.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/8041193937

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