DeKalb History Center
DeKalb History Center is a museum in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 318 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Decatur History Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
museum in Decatur, Georgia, USA
Dates from 1947.
Wikidata Q72940865, matched on coordinates and name (4 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 318 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 24.6 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Decatur History Center: 0.0 mi
- Delafield Planetarium: 0.7 mi
- Waffle House Museum: 1.0 mi
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History: 1.8 mi
- Michael C. Carlos Museum: 1.9 mi
- Valentine: 0.0 mi
- Roaring Social: 0.0 mi
- Construction #200: 1.7 mi
- Emory Bench: 1.9 mi
- Director's Chair: 1.9 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 0.0 mi
- Gravity Research Foundation Monument: 2.0 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Settling Tank: 2.0 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Administrative Building: 2.0 mi
- Old Decatur Water Works: 2.1 mi
- Ebster Park: 0.4 mi
- Adair Park: 0.5 mi
- Sycamore Park: 0.6 mi
- Glenlake Park: 0.7 mi
- Waddell Park: 0.7 mi
- Tanyard Creek Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Westchester Garden: 0.8 mi
- Cator Woolford Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Cox Hall Garden: 1.9 mi
- Cannon Chapel Mandala Garden: 2.0 mi
- WWI Cannon: 0.0 mi
- Scott Park: 0.2 mi
- Atlanta Botanical Garden: 4.5 mi
- Trail Sign - Great Blue Heron: 4.7 mi
- Trail Sign - Grasshopper: 4.7 mi
- Druid Hill: 2.6 mi
- Stone Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Panola Mountain: 12.1 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 12.8 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 0.9 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 2.1 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Friendship Forest Nature Preserve\: 4.3 mi
- Mead Road Park: 0.9 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 6.5 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 16.6 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 11.6 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 14.4 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 21.6 mi
- Water Wheel: 15.9 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 16.8 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 22.9 mi
- Constitution: 6.5 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 13.4 mi
- Trentham Spring: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of DeKalb History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NW 311° | 543 m | 21.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 76° | 514 m | 8.9 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NNW 336° | 500 m | 22.1 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | NW 309° | 488 m | 21.4 mi |
| Blackjack Mountain | NW 322° | 418 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 307° | 396 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NW 308° | 378 m | 21.4 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | ENE 71° | 344 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367912826
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