Blossom Hill
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Blossom Hill rises to 239 m in Georgia. Flagpole Mountain stands 598 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Eagle Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.6 miles off.
The story
Blossom Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 784 feet (239 m), Blossom Hill is the 901st highest summit in the state of Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. Jackson Hill is located about 0.3 miles (0.48 km) south of the summit. Blossom Hill was named from the fact a local girl picked flowers there. In 1939, the Bruce Hamler Water Treatment Plant, named for a former city manager, was constructed on the hill.
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Wikidata Q19867612, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 239 m
How to reach it
- 8.6 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.0 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 26.4 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Little River Falls Overlook · 28 mi
- Lynn Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Eagle Park: 0.3 mi
- Ridge Ferry Park: 0.5 mi
- Upper Avenue A Historic District: 0.9 mi
- Lower Avenue A Historic District: 1.0 mi
- Rome City Hall: 1.0 mi
- Jackson Hill: 0.3 mi
- Tower Hill: 1.2 mi
- Old Shorter Hill: 1.4 mi
- Myrtle Hill: 1.6 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 0.7 mi
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 1.2 mi
- Rome Area History Museum: 1.3 mi
- Adairsville Railroad Muesem: 14.5 mi
- Aragon Historical Society: 16.8 mi
- Forrest Monument: 1.7 mi
- Old Middle School Arch: 3.2 mi
- Trippeer Arch: 3.3 mi
- West Rome High Marker: 4.0 mi
- The Old Berry Dairy: 7.4 mi
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 1.1 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 9.1 mi
- Creekside Farms: 15.6 mi
- Hightower Falls Event Venue: 23.1 mi
- Old Car City USA: 23.4 mi
- Hightower Falls: 23.2 mi
- Keown Falls South 25: 23.9 mi
- Keown Falls North 35: 24.0 mi
- Porter Garden: 2.1 mi
- Rockery: 2.1 mi
- Livingston: 11.4 mi
- Everett Springs: 15.7 mi
- Rest Area #34 (I-75 North / MP 308.0): 16.9 mi
- Rest Area #35: 23.8 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 4.6 mi
- Cave Spring: 15.1 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 17.8 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 19.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Blossom Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Mountain | SW 222° | 598 m | 22.4 mi |
| Bogan Peak | W 270° | 505 m | 19.3 mi |
| Shorty Mountain | SW 219° | 484 m | 21.5 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NNE 12° | 473 m | 19.4 mi |
| High Point | NW 307° | 468 m | 13.9 mi |
| Lavender Mountain | NW 313° | 466 m | 6.5 mi |
| Calbeck Mountain | NNE 14° | 464 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Alto | WSW 238° | 456 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:30 | 20:19 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:57 | 17:35 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 52 | 60 | 68 | 75 | 79 | 78 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 44 |
| Precip in | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rome, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331193 — Blossom Hill, Floyd County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716518
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