Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History
Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Bear Mountain stands 700 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Commemorative Park, a park 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History is a museum in Kennesaw, Georgia, that contains a collection of artifacts and relics from the American Civil War, as well as from railroads of the state of Georgia and surrounding regions. The centerpiece is the Western and Atlantic Railroad steam locomotive, the General, made famous for its role in the Great Locomotive Chase in April 1862. The archives house a significant collection of company records, engineering drawings, blueprints, glass-plate negatives, photographs and correspondence from various American businesses representing the railroad industry in the South after the Civil War. The archives also contain a growing collection of Civil War letters, diaries, and official records.
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Dates from 1972.
Wikidata Q7570153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.7 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Commemorative Park: 0.1 mi
- Depot Park: 0.1 mi
- Camp McDonald Park: 0.2 mi
- Gateway Park: 0.3 mi
- Adams Park: 0.4 mi
- Balancing Birds: 0.2 mi
- Spaceship Earth: 1.9 mi
- Welcome Home: 4.7 mi
- Joy^2: 6.1 mi
- Big Little Chickens: 6.2 mi
- Piece of the Berlin Wall: 2.0 mi
- Leonidas Polk: 3.0 mi
- Georgia Monument: 3.6 mi
- Dueling Cannons: 3.8 mi
- Robert McAfee House: 3.8 mi
- The Museum of History and Holocaust Education: 2.4 mi
- The Depot: 4.6 mi
- Rosenwald School: 4.7 mi
- The Root House Museum and Garden: 6.0 mi
- Old Zion Baptist Church Heritage Museum: 6.1 mi
- Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 1.3 mi
- Smith-Gilberrt Gardens: 1.3 mi
- Acworth Community Garden: 4.9 mi
- Cherokee Garden: 5.6 mi
- Reconnecting Our Roots Community Garden: 6.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Kennesaw Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Little Kennesaw Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Pigeon Hill: 4.3 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sweet Eloise: 9.5 mi
- LakePoint Station: 10.1 mi
- old 1-cylinder engine: 12.0 mi
- Roswell Mill: 14.8 mi
- Frog Rock: 15.5 mi
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 6.3 mi
- Bartow Beach: 11.9 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 12.0 mi
- BM Fort: 12.0 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 12.0 mi
- Allatoona Falls: 9.5 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 14.9 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 16.2 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 23.0 mi
- Water Wheel: 24.5 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 22.5 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 23.4 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 24.1 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 24.2 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 9.8 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #1: 12.2 mi
- Cooper Branch Day Use Area #2: 12.3 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 22.5 mi
- Allatoona: 8.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain | N 355° | 700 m | 20.1 mi |
| Pine Log Mountain | N 356° | 689 m | 20.6 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | NNW 347° | 581 m | 19.4 mi |
| Kennesaw Mountain | SSE 149° | 543 m | 3.9 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | N 7° | 514 m | 24.9 mi |
| Dry Pond Mountain | N 8° | 501 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | ENE 72° | 500 m | 9.6 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | SSE 157° | 488 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:04 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 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 | 42 | 45 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 44 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dallas 7 NE, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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