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
- 15.1 mi off the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
- 16.9 mi off the Ocmulgee-Piedmont Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
66 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Cedar Lane Cemetery: 6.4 mi
- Reynolds Chapel: 11.1 mi
- Governor Charles James McDonald: 12.9 mi
- Deloach the Great: 15.1 mi
- The Town Well Shelter: 15.2 mi
- GCSU Museum: 3.6 mi
- Brown-Stetson-Sanford House: 3.6 mi
- Woods Museum: 5.1 mi
- Uncle Remus Museum: 15.3 mi
- Bledsoe-Green House Museum: 15.5 mi
- 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
- Rocky Creek Beach: 5.0 mi
- Senior Beach: 21.5 mi
- EMC Beach: 21.5 mi
- Bridge Beach: 21.5 mi
- Lockerly Arboretum: 5.2 mi
- Lucille Harris Community Garden: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Garden: 15.6 mi
- Hillhouse Hill: 15.2 mi
- Granite Hill: 22.4 mi
- 155 mm gun M1: 14.8 mi
- Highway 18 Ball Park Picnic Site: 17.5 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Hill | ENE 59° | 158 m | 22.4 mi |
| Hillhouse Hill | SSE 153° | 124 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:25 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:53 | 17:31 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 46 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 82 | 81 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.5 |
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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