Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South
Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South is a rest area in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 245 m. Round Mountain stands 658 m to the north-northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Tugaloo State Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.6 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Georgia Department of Transportation
How to reach it
- 2.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Tugaloo State Park: 1.4 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 1.6 mi
- Fred E Lee Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Jones Street Residential Historic District: 3.2 mi
- Lavonia Commercial Historic District: 3.2 mi
- Goat Mountain: 17.4 mi
- Currahee Mountain: 17.8 mi
- Rock Quarry Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Grassy Mountain: 18.2 mi
- Lee Mountain: 18.4 mi
- Old Reed Creek Church Cemetery: 7.2 mi
- Stephens County High School: 11.0 mi
- Teasley Holland House: 11.1 mi
- Hartwell Railroad Car: 11.2 mi
- Pur Oil Station: 11.3 mi
- Chau Ram Falls: 15.1 mi
- Longnose Creek Falls: 15.9 mi
- Toccoa Falls: 18.6 mi
- Riley Moore Falls: 19.6 mi
- Horsehead Point Falls: 20.1 mi
- Ty Cobb Museum: 13.4 mi
- Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 13.4 mi
- Travelers Rest: 13.5 mi
- Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum: 15.8 mi
- Currahee Military Museum: 16.6 mi
- Ty Cobb: 13.3 mi
- All In: 18.9 mi
- Paper Airplane: 19.2 mi
- Six Degrees of Freedom: 19.2 mi
- The Performing Arts, Music, Dance, Drama: 19.2 mi
- Howard's Rock: 19.3 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.2 mi
- Broad River Outpost: 20.7 mi
- Generator: 24.1 mi
- M60: 24.6 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 1.7 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
- Andersonville: 12.4 mi
- Hart County Botanical Garden: 12.8 mi
- East Beach: 18.7 mi
- Indian Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round Mountain | NNW 337° | 658 m | 24.9 mi |
| Chenocetah Mountain | W 275° | 552 m | 24.9 mi |
| Tunnel Hill | N 352° | 537 m | 24.1 mi |
| Longnose Mountain | NW 325° | 531 m | 19.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 345° | 530 m | 20.0 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Mountain | N 349° | 529 m | 20.6 mi |
| Poor Mountain | NNW 348° | 526 m | 20.6 mi |
| Pine Mountain | NW 320° | 520 m | 20.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:12 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:48 | 17:26 |
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 | 42 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartwell, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/350254199
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