Cannonball House
Cannonball House is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Providence Hill stands 195 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Sparks Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Ocmulgee-Piedmont Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Cannonball House is a historically significant Greek Revival house located at 856 Mulberry Street in Macon, Georgia, United States. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It earned its name after sustaining damage from a cannonball strike on July 30, 1864 from the Union Army under the command of George Stoneman, in the American Civil War. A bronze cannon forged at the Macon Arsenal in 1864 is set in the front yard. The Cannonball House was constructed in 1853 as a planter's townhouse for Judge Asa Holt. It is also known as the Home of Judge Ada Holt or the Mansion of the Old South. The house is furnished in the period from 1853 to 1870. It contains artifacts from the world's first female college Wesleyan College. The rear of the Cannonball House has a hand-molded two-story brick kitchen. Servants’ quarters are on the upper level. Few preserved structures of this type remain in the Southern United States today.
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Dates from 1853.
Wikidata Q14686604, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.0 mi off the Ocmulgee-Piedmont Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Sparks Park: 0.0 mi
- Hardeman Park: 0.1 mi
- Coleman Hill Park: 0.1 mi
- Rosa Parks Square: 0.2 mi
- Lamar Park: 0.2 mi
- Lockheed T-33A Shooting Star: 17.1 mi
- Northrop F-89J Scorpion: 17.2 mi
- McDonnell RF-101C Voodoo: 17.2 mi
- McDonnell F-101F Voodo: 17.2 mi
- MIG-21: 17.2 mi
- Johnston–Felton–Hay House: 0.1 mi
- Sidney Lanier Cottage: 0.3 mi
- The Douglass Theatre: 0.5 mi
- Mercer Music at Capricorn: 0.6 mi
- Georgia Sports Hall of Fame: 0.6 mi
- Gold Star Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Medal of Honor: 0.2 mi
- The Power of One - A tribute to Rosa Parks: 0.2 mi
- Otis Redding Memorial Marker: 13.0 mi
- Lamar Mounds: 3.0 mi
- Andrews Hill: 7.1 mi
- Providence Hill: 18.2 mi
- Cotton Avenue Revival Mural: 0.4 mi
- Temple of wonder: 4.1 mi
- Sandy Beach: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cannonball House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Providence Hill | NW 305° | 195 m | 18.2 mi |
| Andrews Hill | SE 138° | 179 m | 7.1 mi |
| Lamar Mounds | SE 129° | 88 m | 3.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:14 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 51 | 58 | 65 | 73 | 80 | 83 | 81 | 76 | 66 | 56 | 50 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Macon Middle GA Rgnl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/170561104
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