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Georgia Racing Hall of Fame

Georgia Racing Hall of Fame, a museum in Georgia
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Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 421 m. Springer Mountain stands 1,148 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Outside the Lines Art Studio, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

About

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The Georgia Racing Hall of Fame is a museum located in Dawsonville, Georgia. Established in 2002, the museum serves to preserve the auto racing achievements of notable racecar drivers from Georgia. The museum holds numerous artifacts, including a 1948 car driven by Red Byron and the Ford racecar driven by Gober Sosebee in the Daytona 500 (depicted in logo).

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Wikidata Q96607860, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

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Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates34.41824, -84.11263

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Creek Park: 3.8 mi
  • Umbrella Court: 5.5 mi
  • Trellis Court: 5.6 mi
  • Sculpture Court: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Anna Hill: 3.9 mi
  • Little Mountain: 6.3 mi
  • Whim Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Sheep Wallow Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Potts Mountain: 8.7 mi
Historic sites: 45
Attractions: 20
Artworks: 19
  • Outside the Lines Art Studio: 0.3 mi
  • Open Bible: 6.0 mi
  • Praying Hands: 6.0 mi
  • Kneeling Jesus: 6.1 mi
  • Bear: 6.3 mi
Waterfalls: 17
  • Etowah Falls: 5.7 mi
  • Waterfall #4: 12.4 mi
  • Amicalola Falls: 12.7 mi
  • Fall Creek Waterfall: 13.5 mi
  • Walden Creek Waterfall: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 17.7 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 17.7 mi
  • Glade Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Stream Garden: 17.8 mi
  • Overlook Garden: 17.8 mi
Museums: 9
Nature reserves: 6
Picnic sites: 4
  • Disharoon Beach Boardwalk: 10.6 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Lodge and Lawn: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Georgia Racing Hall of Fame. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Springer MountainNNW 342°1,148 m15.1 mi
Ball MountainNNW 344°1,109 m15.2 mi
Black MountainNNW 339°1,100 m14.5 mi
Hawk MountainN 354°1,089 m16.9 mi
Frosty MountainNNW 332°1,033 m13.9 mi
Amicalola MountainNNW 332°1,020 m14.1 mi
Gooch MountainNNE 15°1,016 m16.6 mi
Rich MountainNNW 344°1,005 m16.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2520:1620:53
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:4016:5217:31

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414551596775787871615144
Precip in5.45.15.24.34.24.74.94.94.04.04.45.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cumming 2N, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/5250646254

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