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Candler Field Museum

Candler Field Museum, a museum in Georgia
Candler Field Museum, a museum in GeorgiaMichael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0
Candler Field Museum, a museum in Georgia
Michael Rivera · CC BY-SA 4.0

Candler Field Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 279 m. Betts Mountain stands 395 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Airport Road Park, a park 6.5 miles away. Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Candler Field Museum was a non-profit venture to recreate the Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport as it appeared in the 1920s and 1930s. It was located in Williamson, Georgia, at Peach State Airport. Founded in March 2005 as Candler Field Museum, Inc., it featured one complete building, several aircraft and vehicles, and a large collection of an era and general aeronautical memorabilia. The museum closed in February 2021.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2004-03-05.

Wikidata Q17986248, matched on coordinates and name (519 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Peachstate Airport
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.18047, -84.37613
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Airport Road Park: 6.5 mi
  • Volunteer Park: 7.0 mi
  • City Park: 7.1 mi
  • Dundee Park: 7.9 mi
  • Griffin Commerical Historic District: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 27
  • Barrow Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Buzzard Mountain: 11.2 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Indian Grave Mountain: 13.0 mi
  • Jones Hill: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • The Walking Dead - Oceanside filming location: 11.2 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Clearing filming location: 11.3 mi
  • The Walking Dead - The heaps filming location: 11.3 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Prison filming location: 11.4 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Saviors santuary (and later, the Commonwealth town square) filming location: 11.4 mi
Historic sites: 12
Museums: 11
  • Senoia Area Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Army Aviation Heritage Foundation, Legacy Chapter: 14.7 mi
  • Commemorative Air Force Airbase Georgia: 16.4 mi
  • Holliday-Dorsey-Fife: 19.1 mi
  • Linda's Playhouse Inc: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Gardens: 3
  • Peachtree City Community Garden: 18.9 mi
  • Fayette County Master Garden: 19.0 mi
  • Truett's Herb Garden: 20.2 mi
Springs: 2
  • Willingham Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Lowe Springs: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Welcome to Peachtree City: 19.5 mi
  • Tunnel: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Sitting area: 24.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Betts MountainSSW 212°395 m21.4 mi
Dorster MountainSSW 192°392 m14.8 mi
Indian Grave MountainS 173°379 m13.0 mi
Salter MountainSSW 195°372 m15.3 mi
Pine MountainSSW 201°365 m19.0 mi
Spring MountainSSW 199°358 m20.5 mi
Bull Trail MountainS 189°357 m14.7 mi
Huckleberry PinnacleSSW 209°353 m22.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
June solstice06:3020:1420:50
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3816:5717:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454856627077797874645447
Precip in5.34.35.14.03.74.95.15.14.43.34.05.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Experiment, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/5244841207

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