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Fossil Sand Dunes
Fossil Sand Dunes rises to 71 m in Georgia. The nearest named place is Albany Railroad Depot Historic District, a park 0.6 miles away.
The story
mountain in Dougherty County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31583243, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
Coordinates31.56793, -84.13088
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Albany Railroad Depot Historic District: 0.6 mi
- Oakhill Park: 0.9 mi
- Shackleford Park: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Park: 1.1 mi
- Riverfront Park: 1.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Radium Springs: 2.9 mi
- Wilson Blue Spring: 8.0 mi
- Blue Hole Spring: 8.2 mi
- Berry Spring: 11.5 mi
- Miller Springs: 11.6 mi
Historic sites: 10
- Burned down house: 5.8 mi
- Burned down House: 5.8 mi
- Tractor Barn: 5.9 mi
- Tractor Barn: 5.9 mi
- Palmyra: 6.1 mi
Attractions: 2
- Radium Springs (closed): 2.9 mi
- Chehaw Indian Monument: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 2
- Albany Nursery Wildlife Management Area: 12.5 mi
- Doerun Pitcherplant Bog WMA: 24.5 mi
Museums: 1
- Albany Civil Rights Institute: 1.5 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:16 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:33 | 20:10 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:03 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 17:01 | 17:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 48 | 52 | 59 | 65 | 73 | 79 | 82 | 81 | 77 | 67 | 57 | 51 |
| Precip in | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Albany 3 SE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 355888 — Fossil Sand Dunes (historic), Dougherty County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358770622
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