Museum · Georgia
Old County Jail Museum
Old County Jail Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 270 m. Stone Mountain stands 514 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
Coordinates33.66864, -84.01680
- 20.5 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Randal S. Mills City Center Park and Lewis-Vaughn Botanical Garden: 0.2 mi
- Center Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Unity Park: 0.2 mi
- Center Point Park: 0.2 mi
- Eastview Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- cabin ruins: 5.4 mi
- Honey Creek Baptist Church: 5.6 mi
- breached dam: 6.4 mi
- Evens Mill ruins: 7.7 mi
- bridge ruins: 8.0 mi
Artworks
- Adams Center/Refuge Coffee Mural: 16.1 mi
- Riding Skeleton: 16.3 mi
- Valentine: 17.7 mi
- Roaring Social: 17.7 mi
- Construction #200: 19.4 mi
Museums: 58
- Old County Jail Museum: 0.0 mi
- Quarry Exhibit: 11.6 mi
- Memorial Hall: 12.3 mi
- Confederate Hall: 12.9 mi
- Miniature Chair Museum: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 52
- Good Shepherd Community Garden: 13.6 mi
- Native Plant Botanical Gardens: 14.9 mi
- Clarkston International Garden: 15.7 mi
- Clarkston Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Pollinator garden: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 27
- North Georgia Live Steamers: 4.3 mi
- Ante Bellum Plantation House: 12.5 mi
- Old Trucks: 13.7 mi
- Scott Park: 17.5 mi
- WWI Cannon: 17.7 mi
Peaks: 15
- Griffin Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Pine Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 5.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- DeKalb County greenspace: 5.5 mi
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit: 6.1 mi
- Decastro Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Rockdale County Greenspace: 6.9 mi
- Monastery of the Holy Spirit: 7.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Studdard Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
- Mead Road Park: 17.9 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 2
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 5.7 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- McDaniels Bluff: 13.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Constitution: 18.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Water Wheel: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old County Jail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Mountain | NW 322° | 514 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | N 355° | 344 m | 12.5 mi |
| Alcovy Mountain | ENE 74° | 317 m | 16.3 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 307° | 314 m | 5.0 mi |
| Druid Hill | WNW 301° | 300 m | 19.2 mi |
| Jacks Creek Mountain | ENE 64° | 300 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bradley Mountain | W 268° | 290.823 m | 5.8 mi |
| Arabia Mountain | W 268° | 289 m | 5.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:27 | 20:14 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:02 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:54 | 17:32 |
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 | 43 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Covington, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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