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Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South

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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

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Georgia Department of Transportation

How to reach it

Coordinates34.47253, -83.07003

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 37
Historic sites: 32
  • 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
Waterfalls: 31
Museums: 16
  • 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
Artworks: 13
Attractions: 5
Picnic sites: 1
  • Tugaloo State Park: 1.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • South Carolina Welcome Center: 2.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
Beaches: 1
Springs: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Round MountainNNW 337°658 m24.9 mi
Chenocetah MountainW 275°552 m24.9 mi
Tunnel HillN 352°537 m24.1 mi
Longnose MountainNW 325°531 m19.2 mi
Rich MountainNNW 345°530 m20.0 mi
Buzzard Roost MountainN 349°529 m20.6 mi
Poor MountainNNW 348°526 m20.6 mi
Pine MountainNW 320°520 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2120:1220:49
September equinox07:2118:5819:31
December solstice07:3616:4817:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976797873625245
Precip in4.54.64.93.53.84.74.44.44.33.84.14.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hartwell, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/350254199

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