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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
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
Cliffs: 4
  • Fincher Bluff: 11.9 mi
  • Rocky Face: 17.7 mi
  • Rocky Face: 18.2 mi
  • Rocky Face: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 3
Nature reserves: 2
  • John's Mountain WMA: 7.7 mi
  • Talking Rock Nature Park: 23.9 mi
Artworks: 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 MountainNE 41°868 m20.2 mi
Tatum MountainNE 51°844 m22.3 mi
Cohutta MountainNE 45°841 m18.4 mi
HightopENE 59°816 m19.6 mi
Cold Spring MountainENE 58°808 m19.1 mi
Brushy TopENE 62°731 m19.2 mi
Chestnut KnobNE 49°677 m18.7 mi
Dug MountainNNW 340°553 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 5080 °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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