Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 North
Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 North is a rest area in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 188 m. Dowdell Knob stands 423 m to the east, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Jennings Field, a park 1.1 miles away. Interstate 185 passes 9.2 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georgia Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Interstate 185
- 27.2 mi off the Black Belt Nature and Heritage Trail
- 27.4 mi off the Meriwether-Pike Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Jennings Field: 1.1 mi
- West Point Water Park: 1.2 mi
- West Point Park: 1.4 mi
- West Point Recreation Park: 1.4 mi
- Shawmut Circle: 1.5 mi
- The Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Hogg Mountain: 8.7 mi
- Williams Mountain: 11.8 mi
- German Mountain: 13.4 mi
- Tip Top: 18.0 mi
- Valley Monument Co.: 1.7 mi
- Callaway Memorial Tower: 13.7 mi
- Horace King 1807-1885: 14.3 mi
- The Odessadale Elementary School and Black Self Help: 23.5 mi
- Home: 24.6 mi
- Fairfax Depot: 4.5 mi
- Chipeley Historical Center: 18.5 mi
- Museum of East Alabama: 19.0 mi
- Alabama Welcome Center: 2.0 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - Columbus: 23.3 mi
- Yellow Jacket Beach: 15.1 mi
- Callaway Gardens Robin Lake Beach: 18.7 mi
- Whispering Hills Memorial Nature Preserve: 18.3 mi
- Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve: 22.8 mi
- Yellow Umbrella: 18.9 mi
- Tintinnabular: 18.9 mi
- Laurel Springs: 18.2 mi
- Cedric: 18.3 mi
- Cecil B. Day Butterfly Center: 18.6 mi
- Picnic Shelter 1: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 North. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dowdell Knob | E 93° | 423 m | 24.8 mi |
| Oak Mountain | ESE 105° | 380 m | 22.2 mi |
| Tip Top | ESE 103° | 335 m | 18.0 mi |
| German Mountain | SE 135° | 299 m | 13.4 mi |
| Williams Mountain | SSE 149° | 284 m | 11.8 mi |
| The Mountain | ESE 104° | 273 m | 2.1 mi |
| Hogg Mountain | NE 41° | 265 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:45 | 19:20 | 19:53 |
| June solstice | 06:34 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:30 | 19:06 | 19:39 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 17:01 | 17:39 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 79 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 5.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W PT, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/349875331
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