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Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve

Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Wauka Mountain stands 796 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Chicopee Woods Park, a park 0.6 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Elachee Nature Science Center

How to reach it

Coordinates34.24055, -83.83175

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chicopee Woods Park: 0.6 mi
  • Chicopee Mill and Village Historic District: 1.1 mi
  • Engine 209 Park: 3.4 mi
  • Midland Greenway Park: 3.6 mi
  • Platt Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites: 54
  • Gainesville Train: 3.4 mi
  • Biccentenial Park: 3.9 mi
  • Poultry Capital of the World Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Eternal Flame: 4.0 mi
  • Public Safety Monument: 4.0 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Harriet Tubman: 4.3 mi
  • Luminary 830: 4.3 mi
  • Violin: 4.4 mi
  • stainless steel: 4.6 mi
  • Rabbittown Rabbit: 5.9 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Kennedy Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Price Mountain: 6.0 mi
  • Banks Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Fox Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Buckhorn Mountain: 11.5 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Mercury: 4.1 mi
  • The Astroid Belt: 4.1 mi
  • old tractor: 8.2 mi
  • Pendergrass Flea Market: 11.7 mi
  • North Georgia Canopy Tours: 11.8 mi
Museums: 15
Gardens: 9
  • Freedom Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Brenau University Garden Society: 4.5 mi
  • Bamboo Forest: 4.5 mi
  • Glade Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Stream Garden: 6.5 mi
Nature reserves: 5
  • Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Buford Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
  • Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 17.5 mi
  • Wilson Shoals WMA: 17.8 mi
  • Fort Yargo State Park: 19.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Etowah Falls: 21.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chicopee Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wauka MountainN 4°796 m18.6 mi
Piney MountainN 3°702 m19.6 mi
Leadpole MountainNNE 12°649 m24.2 mi
Skitt MountainNNE 19°624 m19.3 mi
Sawnee MountainW 269°593 m18.8 mi
Mincle MountainN 355°569 m19.5 mi
Crown MountainNNW 336°524 m21.3 mi
Hog MountainNNE 16°509 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1419:47
June solstice06:2520:1420:51
September equinox07:2419:0119:34
December solstice07:3816:5217:30

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976797872625245
Precip in5.04.64.84.04.04.24.44.73.93.94.24.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gainesville LEE Gilmer MEM AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6770238149

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