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Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum from directly overhead

Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 209 m. Bear Mountain stands 700 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Etowah Mounds State Historic Site, a park 0.1 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off.

The story

archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia

Wikidata Q4533107, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site
Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.12803, -84.80698

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Etowah Mounds State Historic Site: 0.1 mi
  • Dellinger Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sam Smith Park: 1.0 mi
  • Cartersville Soccer Complex: 1.2 mi
  • Deerfield Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks
  • Quarry Mountain: 2.3 mi
  • Reservoir Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Sproull Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Signal Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Bee Mountain: 4.8 mi
Historic sites: 45
Museums: 28
Gardens: 14
  • Acworth Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 12.9 mi
  • Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 13.0 mi
  • Cherokee Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Scatter Garden: 14.9 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Welcome Home: 8.5 mi
  • Balancing Birds: 13.3 mi
  • Spaceship Earth: 14.1 mi
  • Joy^2: 19.0 mi
  • Big Little Chickens: 19.0 mi
Attractions: 10
  • LakePoint Station: 3.5 mi
  • Creekside Farms: 10.1 mi
  • Old Car City USA: 10.3 mi
  • Shed covered in license plates: 14.6 mi
  • C.C.C. Quarry: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 5
Waterfalls: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bear MountainNE 35°700 m15.7 mi
Pine Log MountainNE 35°689 m16.3 mi
Hanging MountainNNE 30°581 m13.5 mi
Kennesaw MountainSE 129°543 m16.7 mi
Sweat MountainESE 102°500 m20.5 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainSE 131°488 m16.6 mi
Little Pine Log MountainNNE 26°487 m12.7 mi
Hickory Log MountainENE 58°471 m20.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1819:51
June solstice06:2920:1820:55
September equinox07:2819:0519:38
December solstice07:4216:5617:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653606876797873625144
Precip in4.34.74.74.13.73.83.93.43.63.24.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cartersville AP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/387758781

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