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Rest Area #35

Rest Area #35 from directly overhead

Rest Area #35 is a rest area in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 205 m. Fort Mountain stands 868 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Elliott Memorial, a historic site 1.5 miles away. Ridge and Valley Scenic Byway passes 8.2 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Georgia Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates34.56391, -84.94400

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Brogdon Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Baugh Mountain: 4.6 mi
  • Chestnut Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Horn Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Barn Mountain: 8.2 mi
Parks
  • BB&T Park: 4.1 mi
  • Johns Mountain Wildlife Management Area: 7.3 mi
  • Salacoa Creek Park: 10.9 mi
  • Riverbend Park: 11.8 mi
  • Al Rollings Park: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Elliott Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Cherokee Indian Memorial: 2.5 mi
  • New Echota Cemetery: 2.9 mi
  • Harlan's Cross Roads: 3.8 mi
  • Johnston's Army at Adairsville: 13.6 mi
Attractions: 9
Museums: 8
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • John's Mountain WMA: 7.7 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Wright Mineral Spring: 24.4 mi
  • Blue Hole: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Rest Area #35. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fort MountainNE868 m20.2 mi
Tatum MountainNE844 m22.3 mi
Cohutta MountainNE841 m18.4 mi
HightopENE816 m19.6 mi
Cold Spring MountainENE808 m19.1 mi
Brushy TopENE731 m19.2 mi
Chestnut KnobNE677 m18.7 mi
Dug MountainNNW553 m12.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1919:52
June solstice06:2820:1920:56
September equinox07:2919:0519:38
December solstice07:4416:5517:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414553606876797973625144

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dalton, 15 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/496084421

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