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Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O'Connor

Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O'Connor is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Granite Hill stands 158 m to the east-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Walter B. Williams Park, a park 1.9 miles away. Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 66 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

The story

Andalusia is a historic home once owned by Southern American author Flannery O'Connor. The estate is located in rural Georgia in Baldwin County, Georgia, approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) northwest of Milledgeville. It comprises 544 acres (2.20 km2), including the plantation house where O'Connor wrote some of her last and best-known fiction.

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Wikidata Q4753517, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.12524, -83.26772

66 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 29
  • Walter B. Williams Park: 1.9 mi
  • Huley Park: 2.8 mi
  • Central City Park: 3.8 mi
  • oconee river greenway north path extension: 3.9 mi
  • Oconee River Greenway: 4.2 mi
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 6
Artworks: 5
  • Vinson Plantation Bell: 4.4 mi
  • The Angel of Milledgeville: 6.5 mi
  • Famous Authors Mural: 15.5 mi
  • "You Belong Here": 15.6 mi
  • Welcome to Eatonton: 15.6 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Rocky Creek Beach: 5.0 mi
  • Senior Beach: 21.5 mi
  • EMC Beach: 21.5 mi
  • Bridge Beach: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 3
Peaks: 2
  • Hillhouse Hill: 15.2 mi
  • Granite Hill: 22.4 mi
Attractions: 1
Picnic sites: 1
Springs: 1
  • Jordan Spring: 24.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Andalusia: the Home of Flannery O'Connor. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Granite HillENE 59°158 m22.4 mi
Hillhouse HillSSE 153°124 m15.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2520:0920:46
September equinox07:2218:5919:31
December solstice07:3316:5317:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464956637178828175655448
Precip in4.24.14.83.93.24.34.24.74.22.83.44.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milledgeville, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1192264727

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