Five Acre Woods
Five Acre Woods is a nature reserve in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Rainbow Forest, a artwork 0.6 miles away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Athens-Clarke County
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- North Oconee River Greenway: 0.7 mi
- Virginia Callaway-Cofer Walker Park: 0.8 mi
- North Oconee River Park: 0.9 mi
- Walker Complex: 1.0 mi
- Heard Park: 1.2 mi
- Rainbow Forest: 0.6 mi
- Robo Dawg: 0.9 mi
- Graffiti Bridge: 1.0 mi
- Red Bass: 1.1 mi
- Athena: 1.1 mi
- Charles E. Aguar: 1.0 mi
- Goddess Athena: 1.1 mi
- Cook & Brother Confederate Armory: 1.1 mi
- Louis H. Persley: 1.2 mi
- B-52s: 1.3 mi
- Connect to Protect: 1.3 mi
- Scholar Garden: 1.4 mi
- President's Garden: 1.4 mi
- UGA Trial Gardens: 2.2 mi
- Auxillary Healing Garden: 2.2 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 1.0 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 1.5 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 2.1 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 2.4 mi
- Carter-Coile Country Doctors Museum: 5.0 mi
- Tillman Tract: 4.2 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 4.6 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 4.6 mi
- Trove Open Area: 8.8 mi
- Trove Open Area: 8.9 mi
- The Arch: 1.3 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 1.7 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 1.9 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 19.0 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 20.6 mi
- Coon Mountain: 9.8 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 17.7 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 21.0 mi
- Big Mountain: 22.5 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 9.7 mi
- Scull Shoals: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Five Acre Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | SW 235° | 300 m | 18.4 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | SW 235° | 273 m | 17.7 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 121° | 230 m | 22.5 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 162° | 195 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:23 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 62 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens BEN Epps AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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