Allatoona Falls
Allatoona Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 260 m. Sharp Mountain stands 711 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is MTB Training Area, a park 1.3 miles away. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 6.1 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- MTB Training Area: 1.3 mi
- Olde Rope Mill Park: 1.5 mi
- Blankets Creek: 2.0 mi
- J.J. Biello Park - Twin Creeks Softball Complex: 2.3 mi
- JJ Biello Park - Riverside Athletic Complex: 2.8 mi
- Sweat Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Campbell Hill: 8.4 mi
- Polecat Mountain: 9.0 mi
- Hickory Log Mountain: 9.9 mi
- Byrd Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Columbaria: 7.0 mi
- Piece of the Berlin Wall: 7.9 mi
- Robert McAfee House: 9.0 mi
- Fort Buffington: 9.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial at Patriots Point: 10.5 mi
- The Museum of History and Holocaust Education: 8.1 mi
- Southern Museum of Civil War and Locomotive History: 9.5 mi
- Rosenwald School: 9.9 mi
- The Depot: 9.9 mi
- John H. Sr. and Ethel C. Bennett History Museum: 12.3 mi
- Mother Mary: 3.8 mi
- It's a Vibe!: 6.8 mi
- Spaceship Earth: 7.9 mi
- Balancing Birds: 9.7 mi
- Welcome Home: 10.0 mi
- old 1-cylinder engine: 4.2 mi
- LakePoint Station: 12.4 mi
- Roswell Mill: 13.4 mi
- Old Car City USA: 15.3 mi
- Sweet Eloise: 15.5 mi
- St. Michael's Prayer Garden: 3.8 mi
- Scatter Garden: 6.9 mi
- Mountain Park Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Hammock Lounge/Garden - West 22: 8.2 mi
- Acworth Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- BM Fort: 3.3 mi
- Bridgemill PuttPutt: 3.4 mi
- Bridgemill Beach: 3.4 mi
- Upper Tanyard Creek Swimming Beach: 9.9 mi
- Bartow Beach: 11.2 mi
- Lynne & Charlie D'Huyvetter Nature Preserve: 11.7 mi
- McGraw Ford Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
- Sawnee Mountain Preserve: 23.5 mi
- Vickery Creek Falls: 13.5 mi
- Water Wheel: 22.3 mi
- High Shoals Falls: 23.5 mi
- East Cobb Park pavilion: 12.3 mi
- Lodge and Lawn: 20.0 mi
- Allatoona: 10.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allatoona Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharp Mountain | N 4° | 711 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 330° | 700 m | 13.5 mi |
| Pine Log Mountain | NNW 333° | 689 m | 13.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 1° | 658 m | 19.4 mi |
| Henderson Mountain | N 359° | 602 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sawnee Mountain | ENE 73° | 593 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cagle Mountain | N 0° | 582 m | 17.4 mi |
| Hanging Mountain | NW 320° | 581 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:17 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:28 | 20:17 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:27 | 19:03 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:55 | 17:33 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 51 | 59 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 72 | 61 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.9 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allatoona DAM 2, 12 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–Apr — fullest in Feb, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 287 | 317 | 280 | 248 | 179 | 126 | 111 | 100 | 122 | 109 | 150 | 242 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Little River AT GA 5, Near Woodstock, GA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/346562838
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