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Fossil Sand Dunes

Fossil Sand Dunes, seen from above at true elevation

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
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
Cliffs: 2
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

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1619:48
June solstice06:3320:1020:45
September equinox07:2519:0319:35
December solstice07:3317:0117:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Feb–Jun, Sep–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485259657379828177675751
Precip in4.84.74.93.93.05.25.55.74.03.03.04.7

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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