Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve
Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 275 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is North DeKalb Community Garden, a garden 0.5 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 26.2 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- North DeKalb Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- Medlock Park Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Mason Mill Park Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Pike's Nursery: 1.9 mi
- Westchester Garden: 2.1 mi
- Medlock Park: 0.6 mi
- Shamrock Forest: 0.9 mi
- Leafmore Park: 0.9 mi
- Mason Mill Park: 1.1 mi
- Frazier-Rowe Park: 1.3 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Dam: 1.1 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Settling Tank: 1.2 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Settling Tank: 1.2 mi
- Old Decatur Water Works: 1.2 mi
- Old Decatur Waterworks Administrative Building: 1.2 mi
- Waffle House Museum: 2.3 mi
- Decatur History Center: 2.3 mi
- DeKalb History Center: 2.3 mi
- Michael C. Carlos Museum: 2.5 mi
- David J. Sencer CDC Museum: 2.6 mi
- Roaring Social: 2.3 mi
- Valentine: 2.3 mi
- Stone Grove: 2.4 mi
- Director's Chair: 2.5 mi
- Robert W. Woodruff: 2.5 mi
- WWI Cannon: 2.3 mi
- Scott Park: 2.4 mi
- Hispanic Latin America Shopping Mall: 4.2 mi
- Trail Sign - Great Blue Heron: 4.2 mi
- Trail Sign - Grasshopper: 4.3 mi
- Druid Hill: 1.1 mi
- Stone Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Rock Chapel Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Pine Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Panola Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 1.8 mi
- Friendship Forest Nature Preserve\: 2.6 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 3.4 mi
- Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 8.2 mi
- Mead Road Park: 3.2 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 8.0 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 15.3 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 10.1 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.2 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 21.5 mi
- Water Wheel: 13.6 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 14.8 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 24.2 mi
- Constitution: 8.8 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 12.0 mi
- Trentham Spring: 22.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NW 305° | 543 m | 20.6 mi |
| Stone Mountain | E 90° | 514 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NNW 331° | 500 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | WNW 303° | 488 m | 20.7 mi |
| Blackjack Mountain | NW 316° | 418 m | 17.1 mi |
| Pine Mountain | WNW 301° | 396 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | WNW 302° | 378 m | 20.7 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | ENE 78° | 344 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:16 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
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 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/3648075892
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