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The Root House Museum and Garden

The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in GeorgiaAndrew Register · CC BY-SA 4.0
The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
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The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
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The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
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The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
Tim Yonkers · CC BY 3.0
The Root House Museum and Garden, a museum in Georgia
Tim Yonkers · CC BY 3.0

The Root House Museum and Garden is a museum in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 337 m. Hanging Mountain stands 581 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Church Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

museum in Marietta, Georgia, USA

Dates from 1845.

Wikidata Q72940834, matched on coordinates and name (1 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Cobb Landmarks and Historical Society
Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates33.95505, -84.55205
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Church Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Marietta First United Methodist Church Park: 0.1 mi
  • Monarch Park: 0.2 mi
  • Glover Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hill Park: 0.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Joy^2: 0.2 mi
  • Big Little Chickens: 0.2 mi
  • Our Town: 0.3 mi
  • Globe: 2.1 mi
  • Willow Archway: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
Gardens
Peaks: 40
Attractions: 37
Nature reserves: 8
Beaches: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 23.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Root House Museum and Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hanging MountainNNW 342°581 m25.0 mi
Kennesaw MountainNW 313°543 m2.2 mi
Sweat MountainNE 36°500 m9.5 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainWNW 298°488 m2.3 mi
Hickory Log MountainN 7°471 m23.0 mi
Sharp Top MountainNNW 335°466 m23.3 mi
Lost MountainW 267°462 m8.4 mi
Pine MountainNW 324°461 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4319:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1620:53
September equinox07:2719:0419:37
December solstice07:4016:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653606774767671615145
Precip in4.94.94.94.04.24.17.04.83.74.14.54.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mableton 1 N, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/245718995

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