Old Shorter Hill
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Old Shorter Hill rises to 206 m in Georgia. Flagpole Mountain stands 598 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tower Hill, a peak 0.2 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
The story
Old Shorter Hill is a summit in Rome, Georgia. With an elevation of 676 feet (206 m), Old Shorter Hill is the 910th highest summit in the US state of Georgia. It is considered to be one of the Seven Hills of Rome, Georgia. The hill was originally known as Shelton Hill, named after the main landowner in the area. The Cherokee Baptist Female College was originally housed in facilities located on the hill when it was founded in 1873. In 1877, Cherokee Baptist Female College was renamed Shorter College, thanks to generous donations from Alfred and Martha Shorter. In 1910, the college moved from Shelton Hill to its current location outside of downtown Rome. The hill's name was changed to Old Shorter Hill upon the death of Martha Shorter. There is currently a cul-de-sac on the summit.
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Wikidata Q19987400, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 206 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Lookout Mountain Parkway
- 26.3 mi off the Appalachian Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lynn Overlook · 28 mi
- Little River Falls Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tower Hill: 0.2 mi
- Myrtle Hill: 0.5 mi
- Jackson Hill: 1.1 mi
- Blossom Hill: 1.4 mi
- Saddle Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Rome City Hall: 0.4 mi
- Floyd County Courthouse: 0.4 mi
- South Broad Street Historic District: 0.5 mi
- Lower Avenue A Historic District: 0.6 mi
- East Rome Historic District: 0.8 mi
- Forrest Monument: 0.5 mi
- Old Middle School Arch: 1.8 mi
- Trippeer Arch: 1.9 mi
- West Rome High Marker: 3.8 mi
- The Old Berry Dairy: 7.6 mi
- Rome Area History Museum: 0.3 mi
- Chieftains Museum: 1.8 mi
- Martha Berry Museum and Art Gallery: 1.9 mi
- Adairsville Railroad Muesem: 15.6 mi
- Aragon Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Coosa Valley Fair Grounds: 1.3 mi
- Shed covered in license plates: 9.6 mi
- Creekside Farms: 15.0 mi
- Hightower Falls Event Venue: 21.8 mi
- Old Car City USA: 23.9 mi
- Rockery: 1.5 mi
- Porter Garden: 1.6 mi
- Livingston: 10.6 mi
- Everett Springs: 17.1 mi
- Hightower Falls: 22.0 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 24.3 mi
- Blacks Bluff: 3.3 mi
- Cave Spring: 13.9 mi
- Little Sister of Liberty: 19.2 mi
- John's Mountain WMA: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Old Shorter Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flagpole Mountain | SW 224° | 598 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bogan Peak | W 274° | 505 m | 18.8 mi |
| Shorty Mountain | SW 221° | 484 m | 20.2 mi |
| Mill Mountain | NNE 13° | 473 m | 20.8 mi |
| High Point | NW 312° | 468 m | 14.3 mi |
| Lavender Mountain | NW 323° | 466 m | 7.2 mi |
| Calbeck Mountain | NNE 14° | 464 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Alto | WSW 251° | 456 m | 3.9 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358766686
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