Unknown Soldier
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
- 21.8 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Illinois Monument: 0.1 mi
- Col. Dan McCook Monument: 0.2 mi
- Alexander Stephens Clay: 3.0 mi
- Old Glover Tannery Ruins: 3.1 mi
- "Forest Hill" And The Fielding Lewis Chapter, NSDAR: 3.2 mi
- 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
- Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum: 2.7 mi
- Marietta Museum of History: 2.9 mi
- The Root House Museum and Garden: 3.0 mi
- Marietta Fire Department Museum: 3.2 mi
- Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum: 3.2 mi
- 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
- Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 3.7 mi
- Cherokee Garden: 4.0 mi
- Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 5.6 mi
- Smyrna Community Garden: 6.7 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 0.1 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 2.2 mi
- Little Kennesaw Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Kennesaw Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Pine Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Sweet Eloise: 5.4 mi
- Frog Rock: 9.5 mi
- The Riddler Mindbender: 11.7 mi
- Superman: Ultimate Flight: 11.9 mi
- Great American Scream Machine: 11.9 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 18.6 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 19.7 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 20.0 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 11.6 mi
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 12.0 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 17.8 mi
- BM Fort: 17.8 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 17.8 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 8.8 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 17.0 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #1: 18.1 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #2: 18.2 mi
- Mead Road Park: 20.4 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- Allatoona Falls: 14.9 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 17.2 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 17.3 mi
- Water Wheel: 23.7 mi
- Allatoona: 13.7 mi
- Constitution: 22.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NNE 19° | 543 m | 3.1 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NE 41° | 500 m | 12.2 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | NNE 13° | 488 m | 2.6 mi |
| Hickory Log Mountain | NNE 13° | 471 m | 24.8 mi |
| Sharp Top Mountain | NNW 343° | 466 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lost Mountain | W 279° | 462 m | 5.8 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NNW 333° | 461 m | 18.8 mi |
| Polecat Mountain | N 10° | 458 m | 23.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:56 | 17:34 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 76 | 76 | 71 | 61 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8041193937
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