Pershing Point Park
Pershing Point Park is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Kennesaw Mountain stands 543 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pershing Point Park World War I Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. South Fulton Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283.8 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Atlanta
How to reach it
- 20.7 mi off the South Fulton Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pershing Point Park World War I Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Olympic Athletes Monument: 0.1 mi
- Rhodes Hall: 0.2 mi
- Rhodes Hall - Le Rêve: 0.2 mi
- The Shade: 0.3 mi
- Silhouette: 0.0 mi
- Union - North Mural: 0.2 mi
- Union - South Mural: 0.2 mi
- House III: 0.3 mi
- Chaos Mundaka: 0.3 mi
- William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum: 0.1 mi
- Center for Puppetry Arts: 0.1 mi
- Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA): 0.3 mi
- SCAD FASH Museum of Fashion And Film: 0.3 mi
- High Museum of Art: 0.3 mi
- Ansley Park Historic District: 0.4 mi
- One Atlantic Center Green: 0.4 mi
- Arts District Plaza - Southeast: 0.4 mi
- Arts District Plaza - Southwest: 0.4 mi
- Winn Park: 0.5 mi
- Edible Garden: 0.8 mi
- Lou Glenn Children's Garden: 0.8 mi
- Trustees Garden: 0.8 mi
- Perennial Gardens: 0.8 mi
- Conifer Garden: 0.8 mi
- Atlanta Botanical Garden: 0.8 mi
- Olympic Rings: 2.4 mi
- Fountain of Rings: 2.4 mi
- Trail Sign - Peachtree Creek Wildlife Olympics Trail: 2.5 mi
- Trail Sign - White-tailed Deer: 2.5 mi
- Druid Hill: 5.0 mi
- Stone Mountain: 13.9 mi
- Blackjack Mountain: 14.4 mi
- Jack's Hill: 14.5 mi
- Cheatham Hill: 15.5 mi
- Lullwater Conservation Garden: 3.3 mi
- Woodlands Garden: 4.8 mi
- Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
- Cascade Springs Nature Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Dat Fire Jerk Chicken Up Top Lounge: 3.3 mi
- Mead Road Park: 5.1 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 13.3 mi
- Studdard Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 15.3 mi
- Water Wheel: 17.6 mi
- Anneewakee Falls: 18.3 mi
- Aarlington Beach: 8.9 mi
- Swan Lake Estates Beach: 18.1 mi
- Constitution: 7.7 mi
- Trentham Spring: 17.2 mi
- McDaniels Bluff: 17.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pershing Point Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw Mountain | NW 319° | 543 m | 16.7 mi |
| Stone Mountain | E 86° | 514 m | 13.9 mi |
| Sweat Mountain | NNW 348° | 500 m | 19.3 mi |
| Little Kennesaw Mountain | NW 317° | 488 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lost Mountain | WNW 301° | 462 m | 20.7 mi |
| Blackjack Mountain | NNW 335° | 418 m | 14.4 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 312° | 396 m | 20.0 mi |
| Cedar Mountain | W 263° | 379 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:17 | 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, 8 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel939 obs
- Domestic Cat650 obs
- Muscovy Duck457 obs
- Gulf Fritillary280 obs
- American Robin257 obs
- Fiery Skipper255 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle246 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee240 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.
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