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Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem

Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem from directly overhead

Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Rocky Mountain stands 1,147 m to the north, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Town Square, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.

The story

city in Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States

Wikidata Q1003662, matched on coordinates and name (13 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Georgia States Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.53259, -83.98490

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Town Square: 0.0 mi
  • Hancock Park: 0.1 mi
  • War Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • William J. Livsey Drill Field: 0.3 mi
  • Wimpy Mill Picnic Area: 1.0 mi
Peaks
  • Crown Mountain: 0.8 mi
  • Falls Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 3.1 mi
  • John Jones Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Whim Hill: 3.9 mi
Historic sites: 37
Attractions: 28
Waterfalls: 28
  • Etowah Falls: 5.3 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 8.2 mi
  • Dicks Creek Falls: 10.5 mi
  • Upper Canada Creek Falls: 11.2 mi
  • Lower Canada Creek Falls: 11.4 mi
Artworks: 18
  • Praying Hands: 9.8 mi
  • Open Bible: 9.8 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 9.8 mi
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 10.9 mi
  • Bear: 16.9 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Storm Debris Site Test: 9.4 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 16.6 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 16.6 mi
  • Stream Garden: 16.7 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 18.3 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 21.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 1.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 22.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.4 miles of Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rocky MountainN 357°1,147 m13.4 mi
Black MountainN 353°1,139 m9.9 mi
Big Cedar MountainN 358°1,126 m10.8 mi
Ball MountainWNW 301°1,109 m13.2 mi
Hawk MountainNW 315°1,089 m12.6 mi
Baker MountainN 360°1,079 m12.4 mi
Jacobs KnobN 357°1,074 m10.3 mi
Steel Trap KnobN 357°1,061 m10.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2420:1520:53
September equinox07:2519:0119:34
December solstice07:4016:5117:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F394248566471757468584841
Precip in6.05.75.95.24.75.14.86.04.75.45.16.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cleveland, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/469548754

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