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Atlanta Memorial Park

Atlanta Memorial Park from directly overhead

Atlanta Memorial Park is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 240 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is The Confederate Forces Engaged, a historic site 0.2 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
240 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.81288, -84.40187
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • The Confederate Forces Engaged: 0.2 mi
  • The Federal Forces Engaged: 0.2 mi
  • The Battle of Peachtree Creek: 0.2 mi
  • Old Mt. Zion Church: 0.8 mi
  • Land Lot 104: 1.3 mi
Parks
  • Tanyard Creek Park: 0.2 mi
  • Bitsy Grant Tennis Center: 0.2 mi
  • Spring Valley Road Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ardmore Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ellsworth Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
Gardens
  • Quarry Garden: 2.1 mi
  • Trustees Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 2.2 mi
  • The Gardens in Storza Woods: 2.2 mi
  • Cascades Garden: 2.2 mi
Attractions: 40
Peaks: 21
  • Druid Hill: 5.7 mi
  • Blackjack Mountain: 12.9 mi
  • Cheatham Hill: 14.1 mi
  • Jack's Hill: 14.2 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 16
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 7.5 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Atlanta Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 318°543 m15.2 mi
Stone MountainE 92°514 m14.7 mi
Sweat MountainN 350°500 m17.8 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 316°488 m15.2 mi
Lost MountainWNW 299°462 m19.4 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 336°418 m12.9 mi
Pine MountainNW 311°396 m18.5 mi
Elsberry MountainWNW 291°392 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1719:50
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444854627077807974635246
Precip in4.34.34.53.63.63.85.04.03.43.63.84.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Fulton CO AP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian Lady Beetle59 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel49 obs
  • Red-shouldered Hawk47 obs
  • Green Anole46 obs
  • Northern Cardinal45 obs
  • American Robin42 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary42 obs
  • leatherleaf mahonia40 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/358679718

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