Georgia Visitor Information Center - Columbus
Georgia Visitor Information Center - Columbus is a rest area in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 156 m. Oak Mountain stands 380 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Double Churches Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Interstate 185 runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georgia Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- On the Interstate 185
- 7.2 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 24.6 mi off the Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Double Churches Park: 1.2 mi
- Vee's park: 1.6 mi
- Columbus Botanical Garden: 2.6 mi
- Britt David Park: 3.2 mi
- Charlie Hill Park: 4.0 mi
- German Mountain: 10.8 mi
- Williams Mountain: 11.5 mi
- Watson Hill: 11.7 mi
- Cleveland Hill: 12.8 mi
- Herman Hill: 13.1 mi
- Smith-McCullers House (Carson McCullers Center): 6.6 mi
- Bradley Museum: 7.2 mi
- The Columbus Museum: 7.2 mi
- Ma Rainey House: 7.7 mi
- National Civil War Naval Museum: 8.6 mi
- Radcliff School: 7.9 mi
- Home: 13.6 mi
- Ranger Memorial Foundation: 15.2 mi
- Fort Mitchell: 15.9 mi
- 1832 Census of the Creek Nation: 16.0 mi
- M113: 12.7 mi
- Bradley: 12.7 mi
- Half-Track: 12.7 mi
- M1: 12.9 mi
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: 19.1 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 21.1 mi
- WJSP Picnic Site: 24.7 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 23.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 North: 23.3 mi
- Tintinnabular: 24.7 mi
- Yellow Umbrella: 24.8 mi
- Laurel Springs: 17.4 mi
- Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Georgia Visitor Information Center - Columbus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oak Mountain | NNE 34° | 380 m | 16.8 mi |
| Tip Top | NNE 19° | 335 m | 16.8 mi |
| German Mountain | NNW 346° | 299 m | 10.8 mi |
| Williams Mountain | NNW 328° | 284 m | 11.5 mi |
| Wadsworth Hill | SE 146° | 153 m | 14.7 mi |
| Winstead Hill | SE 138° | 151 m | 16.6 mi |
| Davis Hill | S 171° | 147 m | 14.5 mi |
| Colyer Hill | SSE 148° | 145 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:19 | 19:52 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:15 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:29 | 19:06 | 19:38 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 17:01 | 17:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 45 | 49 | 56 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 75 | 65 | 54 | 48 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus #2, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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