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Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA)

Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), a museum in Georgia
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Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA), a museum in Georgia
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Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Octetra, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

The Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA) is a design museum located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It is billed as “the only museum in the Southeast devoted exclusively to the study and celebration of all things design."

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Dates from 1993.

Wikidata Q6940837, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.79067, -84.38461
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Parks
  • Arts District Plaza - Southeast: 0.2 mi
  • Arts District Plaza - Southwest: 0.2 mi
  • Winn Park: 0.2 mi
  • Yonah Park: 0.2 mi
  • One Atlantic Center Green: 0.3 mi
Gardens
  • Edible Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Perennial Gardens: 0.6 mi
  • Trustees Garden: 0.6 mi
Attractions: 40
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.2 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 2.2 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.6 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Druid Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 13.8 mi
  • Jack's Hill: 14.7 mi
  • Blackjack Mountain: 14.7 mi
  • Cheatham Hill: 15.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.1 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 17.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 319°543 m17.0 mi
Stone MountainE 85°514 m13.8 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 348°500 m19.5 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 317°488 m17.0 mi
Lost MountainWNW 301°462 m21.0 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 335°418 m14.7 mi
Pine MountainNW 313°396 m20.3 mi
Cedar MountainW 263°379 m24.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:49
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/269636961

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