New Echota State Historic Site Museum
New Echota State Historic Site Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Fort Mountain stands 868 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cherokee Indian Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
historic site in Calhoun, Georgia, USA
Dates from 1825.
Wikidata Q7007061, matched on coordinates and name (65 m apart).
What to expect
- Operated by
- New Echota State Historic Site
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 17.5 mi off the Cohutta-Chattahoochee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Fort Mountain Scenic Overlook · 19 mi
- Cool Springs Overlook · 20 mi
- West Overlook · 20 mi
- Tatum Lead Rd · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brogdon Hill: 1.0 mi
- Baugh Mountain: 6.4 mi
- Chestnut Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Horn Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Mill Mountain: 10.2 mi
- BB&T Park: 3.4 mi
- Salacoa Creek Park: 8.6 mi
- Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 9.0 mi
- Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 11.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
- Cherokee Indian Memorial: 0.0 mi
- New Echota Cemetery: 0.5 mi
- Elliott Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Harlan's Cross Roads: 3.2 mi
- Johnston's Army at Adairsville: 12.0 mi
- New Echota State Historic Site: 0.3 mi
- Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site: 4.5 mi
- Chief Vann House State Historic Site: 16.2 mi
- C.C.C. Quarry: 19.7 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 19.7 mi
- Adairsville Railroad Muesem: 12.1 mi
- Whitfield County Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Cassville Historical Society: 20.4 mi
- Tellus Science Museum: 22.1 mi
- Talking Rock Schoolhouse Teaching Museum: 23.1 mi
- Fincher Bluff: 12.8 mi
- Rocky Face: 19.8 mi
- Rocky Face: 20.2 mi
- Rocky Face: 20.3 mi
- Keown Falls South 25: 11.7 mi
- Keown Falls North 35: 11.7 mi
- Mill Creek Falls (2) 50: 20.1 mi
- Rest Area #35: 2.5 mi
- Rest Area #34 (I-75 North / MP 308.0): 9.1 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 9.5 mi
- Talking Rock Nature Park: 21.9 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 11.1 mi
- Everett Springs: 12.1 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of New Echota State Historic Site Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Mountain | NE 34° | 868 m | 20.2 mi |
| Cohutta Mountain | NE 37° | 841 m | 18.3 mi |
| Hightop | NE 52° | 816 m | 18.9 mi |
| Cold Spring Mountain | NE 51° | 808 m | 18.4 mi |
| Brushy Top | NE 55° | 731 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chestnut Knob | NE 41° | 677 m | 18.4 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | SE 143° | 581 m | 21.0 mi |
| Dug Mountain | NNW 335° | 553 m | 14.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:44 | 19:18 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:19 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:28 | 19:05 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:55 | 17:34 |
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 | 41 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 68 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 44 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1096818443
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