Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum
Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum is a museum in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 191 m. Graves Mountain stands 251 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Robert Toombs House Historic Site, a museum 0.1 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 62 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
The story
Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum, also known as the Washington Historical Museum, is a historic building in Washington, Georgia. The home was built ca. 1835 by Albert Gallatin Semmes on land owned by American Revolutionary War hero Micajah Williamson. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on May 13, 1970. It is located at 308 East Robert Toombs Avenue.
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Dates from 1835.
Wikidata Q17033772, matched on coordinates and name (2 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- 191 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.0 mi off the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Warren County-Piedmont Scenic Byway Extension
62 named places within 25 miles
- Fort Washington Park: 0.5 mi
- Reese Booker Park: 1.1 mi
- School Street Park: 1.6 mi
- Fishing Creek Public Hunting Area: 12.1 mi
- Grier's Field: 12.2 mi
- Holly Court: 0.3 mi
- Smyrna Church: 4.7 mi
- Grant's Meeting House: 4.7 mi
- Smyrna Churchyard: 4.7 mi
- Battle of Kettle Creek: 9.4 mi
- War Hill: 9.2 mi
- Graves Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Gunn Hill: 17.5 mi
- Big Mountain: 17.9 mi
- Mount Carmel: 20.4 mi
- Robert Toombs House Historic Site: 0.1 mi
- Callaway Plantation: 5.4 mi
- Confederate Museum: 15.5 mi
- Dooly Spring: 20.6 mi
- Springfield Baptist Church Prayer Garden: 22.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington-Wilkes Historical Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graves Mountain | E 88° | 251 m | 11.8 mi |
| Big Mountain | WNW 286° | 230 m | 17.9 mi |
| Gunn Hill | SW 223° | 182 m | 17.5 mi |
| War Hill | WSW 251° | 158 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Carmel | ESE 116° | 156 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:10 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:09 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Washington 2 ESE, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/367915561
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