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Joyland Park

Joyland Park from directly overhead

Joyland Park is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 277 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Arthur Langford, Jr. Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
277 m
Getting there

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Coordinates33.71227, -84.39511
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Arthur Langford, Jr. Park: 0.0 mi
  • McDaniel Branch Wetlands: 0.3 mi
  • Millican Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lucius D. Simon, Sr. Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 0.6 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 40
  • The Walking Dead - Terminus filming location: 1.4 mi
  • The Walking Dead - Kingdom filming location: 2.1 mi
  • The Wren's Nest: 2.3 mi
  • Fountain of Rings: 3.3 mi
  • Olympic Rings: 3.3 mi
Peaks: 20
Nature reserves: 19
  • Intrenchment Creek greenspace: 4.1 mi
  • Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 4.8 mi
  • Lullwater Conservation Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 7.3 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 7.9 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Waterfalls: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Aarlington Beach: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Trentham Spring: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennesaw MountainNNW 330°543 m21.1 mi
Stone MountainENE 66°514 m15.7 mi
Sweat MountainN 352°500 m24.8 mi
Little Kennesaw MountainNNW 328°488 m21.0 mi
Lost MountainNW 313°462 m23.8 mi
Blackjack MountainNNW 343°418 m19.5 mi
Pine MountainNW 323°396 m23.9 mi
Cedar MountainW 276°379 m23.7 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 solstice07:3916:5617:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454956637178818075655447
Precip in4.64.64.73.83.64.54.84.33.83.34.04.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Hartsfield-jackson INT, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Green Anole65 obs
  • Gulf Fritillary62 obs
  • Pinkladies52 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee42 obs
  • Carolina Mantis36 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake35 obs
  • American sweetgum34 obs
  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail34 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/358782261

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