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Rest Area #5 (Cook County, I 75 Northbound)

Rest Area #5 (Cook County, I 75 Northbound) from directly overhead

Rest Area #5 (Cook County, I 75 Northbound) is a rest area in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 82 m. Kennedy Hill stands 70 m to the south-southwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rest Area #6 (Cook County, I 75 Southbound), a rest area 1.3 miles away. 71 named places lie within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Georgia Department of Transportation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates31.24382, -83.46467

71 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 39
  • Roscoe Frances Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
  • Reed Bingham State Park: 6.3 mi
  • Reed Bingham State Park Cook County Entrance: 7.2 mi
  • Reed Bingham Park - Colquitt County Entrance: 7.3 mi
  • Adel & Cook Recreation & Parks: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 8
Attractions: 5
Museums: 4
Nature reserves: 3
  • Wildlife Nature Reserve: 6.8 mi
  • Alapaha River WMA: 19.6 mi
  • Doerun Pitcherplant Bog WMA: 24.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Dead Weed Garden: 7.2 mi
  • Pearson Outdoor Classroom and Trail: 14.8 mi
  • Herb Alley: 18.3 mi
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Reed Bingham Group Pavilion: 7.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Peaks: 1
  • Kennedy Hill: 23.8 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rest Area #5 (Cook County, I 75 Northbound). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Kennedy HillSSW 200°70 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1419:46
June solstice06:3120:0620:42
September equinox07:2319:0019:32
December solstice07:2916:5917:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Feb–Jun, Aug–Dec.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F485257647278808076665751
Precip in4.14.44.83.32.74.95.24.44.32.83.24.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tifton, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/348821000

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