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John Howell Memorial Park

John Howell Memorial Park from directly overhead

John Howell Memorial Park is a park in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Orme Park, a park 0.3 miles away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates33.78157, -84.36018

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Orme Park: 0.3 mi
  • Virginia Highland Triangle: 0.3 mi
  • North Highland Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ray Kluka Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Callanwolde Park: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
  • Alston Overlook: 0.9 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.9 mi
  • Perennial Border: 1.0 mi
  • Anne Cox Chambers Southern Seasons Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Conifer Garden: 1.0 mi
Attractions: 39
  • Atlanta Botanical Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 2.4 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 2.4 mi
  • Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.7 mi
  • Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 19
Nature reserves: 17
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Aarlington Beach: 9.9 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 16.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 17.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNW 317°543 m18.4 mi
Stone MountainE 82°514 m12.4 mi
Sweat MountainNNW 345°500 m20.5 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNW 315°488 m18.4 mi
Lost MountainWNW 301°462 m22.5 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 331°418 m15.9 mi
Pine MountainNW 311°396 m21.8 mi
Pigeon HillNW 314°378 m18.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1619:49
June solstice06:2820:1520:52
September equinox07:2619:0319:36
December solstice07:3916:5517:33

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

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

  • Muscovy Duck453 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel342 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle240 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee233 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary217 obs
  • Fiery Skipper215 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail211 obs
  • Green Anole210 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/34775495

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