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James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park

James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park from directly overhead

James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park is a park in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 233 m. Gulf Mountain stands 659 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is James H 'Sloppy' Floyd State Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Coordinates34.43539, -85.33590

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • James H 'Sloppy' Floyd State Park: 0.5 mi
  • Summerville Recreation Center: 2.5 mi
  • J.R. "Dick" Dowdy Park: 3.0 mi
  • World Friendship Pocket Park: 3.1 mi
  • Washington Avenue Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 59
  • High Point: 3.4 mi
  • Simms Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Rock Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Lavender Mountain: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Veterans Memorial: 3.0 mi
  • The Old Berry Dairy: 9.0 mi
  • Floyd Springs: 10.3 mi
  • West Rome High Marker: 12.7 mi
  • Forrest Monument: 15.6 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Lodge Falls: 16.5 mi
  • DeSoto Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 16.5 mi
  • Indian Falls: 16.6 mi
  • Azalea Cascade: 16.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Anderson Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Blue Hole: 18.4 mi
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Cave Spring: 22.8 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 16.2 mi
  • Mushroom Rock: 17.4 mi
  • Shed covered in license plates: 22.4 mi
  • Resaca Battlefield State Historic Site: 24.0 mi
Artworks: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • Otting Tract Wilderness Management Area: 10.4 mi
  • John's Mountain WMA: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Porter Garden: 14.6 mi
  • Rockery: 14.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of James H."Sloppy" Floyd State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gulf MountainNNW 329°659 m15.1 mi
Fox MountainNNW 328°591 m24.6 mi
Fox MountainNNW 329°584 m24.9 mi
Pigeon MountainNNW 348°566 m15.1 mi
Little MountainWNW 295°564 m17.3 mi
Mill Creek MountainNE 43°545 m23.5 mi
Mount BrandonW 262°506 m24.0 mi
Bogan PeakSW 219°505 m14.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox06:4618:2018:53
June solstice05:3019:2119:58
September equinox06:3018:0718:40
December solstice06:4515:5716:36

Local time (America/Chicago).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451596775797872614943
Precip in5.05.46.14.94.44.94.34.34.23.74.66.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Summerville, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • fire pink11 obs
  • American cancer-root10 obs
  • Little Brown Jugs10 obs
  • Mallard8 obs
  • Common Watersnake8 obs
  • sharp-lobed hepatica8 obs
  • Great Blue Heron7 obs
  • Green Frog7 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/454770943

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