Bessie Branham Park
Bessie Branham Park is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 313 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawk Hollow, a park 0.5 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 313 m
How to reach it
- 22.8 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawk Hollow: 0.5 mi
- Gilliam Park: 0.7 mi
- Sugar Creek Garden: 0.7 mi
- Oakview Road Park: 0.8 mi
- Oakhurst Park: 0.8 mi
- The Manor: 0.5 mi
- McPherson Monument: 1.4 mi
- Flame of Freedom: 2.0 mi
- Gravity Research Foundation Monument: 2.5 mi
- To Robert Burns: 2.7 mi
- Gilliam Park Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Cator Woolford Gardens: 1.2 mi
- Tanyard Creek Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Westchester Garden: 2.2 mi
- Cannon Chapel Mandala Garden: 2.6 mi
- Fernbank Museum of Natural History: 1.4 mi
- Delafield Planetarium: 1.7 mi
- Decatur History Center: 2.0 mi
- DeKalb History Center: 2.0 mi
- Carter Presidential Library: 2.3 mi
- Roaring Social: 2.0 mi
- Valentine: 2.0 mi
- Construction #200: 2.4 mi
- Emory Bench: 2.4 mi
- Tower One: 2.5 mi
- WWI Cannon: 2.0 mi
- Scott Park: 2.0 mi
- Atlanta Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Olympic Rings: 4.1 mi
- Fountain of Rings: 4.2 mi
- Druid Hill: 4.2 mi
- Stone Mountain: 10.7 mi
- Panola Mountain: 11.9 mi
- Arabia Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Bradley Mountain: 13.2 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 1.8 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 2.4 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 4.2 mi
- Mead Road Park: 1.1 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 4.8 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 17.2 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 12.3 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 13.7 mi
- Costley Mill Park Beach: 22.7 mi
- Water Wheel: 17.8 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 18.0 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 21.2 mi
- Constitution: 4.7 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 15.3 mi
- Trentham Spring: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bessie Branham Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NW 316° | 543 m | 21.3 mi |
| Stone Mountain | ENE 70° | 514 m | 10.7 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NNW 340° | 500 m | 22.9 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | NW 314° | 488 m | 21.4 mi |
| Blackjack Mountain | NNW 328° | 418 m | 18.7 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 311° | 396 m | 24.7 mi |
| Pigeon Hill | NW 313° | 378 m | 21.3 mi |
| Lanier Mountain | ENE 68° | 344 m | 17.6 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 | 19:36 |
| 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, 9 mi away.
- American tuliptree261 obs
- American beech227 obs
- Philadelphia fleabane214 obs
- Little Brown Jugs202 obs
- box elder200 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle193 obs
- eastern redbud190 obs
- Christmas fern189 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358710333
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