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Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia from directly overhead

Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 249 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlanta Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia (MOCA GA) is a contemporary art museum in Atlanta, Georgia that collects and archives contemporary works by Georgia artists.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 2000.

Wikidata Q6940820, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates33.81218, -84.39524
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
  • The Confederate Forces Engaged: 0.5 mi
  • The Federal Forces Engaged: 0.5 mi
  • The Battle of Peachtree Creek: 0.5 mi
  • Land Lot 104: 1.1 mi
  • Old Mt. Zion Church: 1.1 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • The Gardens in Storza Woods: 1.9 mi
  • Trustees Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Glade Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Cascades Garden: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 2.0 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.2 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.2 mi
  • Trail Sign - Lizard: 2.2 mi
  • Trail Sign - Pillbug: 2.3 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Druid Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Blackjack Mountain: 13.1 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 14.3 mi
  • Cheatham Hill: 14.4 mi
  • Jack's Hill: 14.5 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 7.6 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.9 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Contemporary Art of Georgia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 317°543 m15.5 mi
Stone MountainE 92°514 m14.3 mi
Sweat MountainN 349°500 m17.9 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 315°488 m15.5 mi
Lost MountainWNW 298°462 m19.7 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 335°418 m13.1 mi
Pine MountainNW 311°396 m18.8 mi
Cedar MountainW 260°379 m24.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/269196126

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