- Elevation, modelled
- 231 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Jacks Creek Mountain300 m · 17.3 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 33.9566, -83.3747
Franklin Quad is a park in Georgia, at a modelled 231 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Terrell Archie Jackson, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
A popular quad known for its scenic grassways, picturesque picnic spots, and rotating swarms of tailgaters in Fall and undergraduates in graduation caps and gowns in Spring.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Franklin Quad. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WSW 238° | 300 m | 17.3 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WSW 238° | 273 m | 16.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | ESE 118° | 230 m | 22.3 mi |
| Coon Mountain | SSE 157° | 195 m | 8.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
- Herty Field: 0.1 mi
- Young Harris Terraces: 0.1 mi
- South Quad: 0.1 mi
- Hot Corner Mural Park: 0.2 mi
- Schnitzer Family Media Lawn: 0.3 mi
- Terrell Archie Jackson: 0.0 mi
- Abraham Baldwin Statue: 0.0 mi
- Bernard Ramsey: 0.1 mi
- Truist Dawg: 0.1 mi
- Dawg Walker: 0.2 mi
- Chapel Bell: 0.0 mi
- Herty Field: 0.1 mi
- The Red and Black: 0.1 mi
- Old Athens Cemetery: 0.2 mi
- R.E.M.: 0.2 mi
- President's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Scholar Garden: 0.1 mi
- Connect to Protect: 0.5 mi
- UGA Trial Gardens: 0.8 mi
- D.W. Brooks Connect to Protect Garden: 0.9 mi
- Church-Waddel-Brumby House: 0.4 mi
- T.R.R. Cobb House: 0.7 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 0.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 1.1 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 3.8 mi
- Five Acre Woods: 1.4 mi
- Tillman Tract: 3.0 mi
- Barber Creek Battle Site: 3.3 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 3.4 mi
- Trove Open Area: 7.4 mi
- The Arch: 0.1 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 0.5 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 0.6 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 20.2 mi
- Pendergrass Flea Market: 21.1 mi
- Coon Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 16.6 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 17.3 mi
- Heart Attack Hill: 20.6 mi
- Big Mountain: 22.3 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 8.7 mi
- Scull Shoals: 16.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 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).
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.
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