Fernbank Forest
Fernbank Forest is a 65-acre mature mixed forest that is part of Fernbank Museum of Natural History in Atlanta, Georgia. It has some relatively old trees compared to much of the forests in the Piedmont; as such, it has been extensively studied by scientists.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Druid Hills Golf Club and Michael C. Carlos Museum.
Druid Hills Golf Club
Golf course
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The Druid Hills Golf Club is a private country club located in the Druid Hills neighborhood of Atlanta, Georgia. The course has frequently hosted U.S. Women's Open qualifying tournaments.
Michael C. Carlos Museum
Museum
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The Michael C. Carlos Museum is an art museum located in Atlanta on the historic quadrangle of Emory University's main campus. The Carlos Museum has the largest ancient art collections in the Southeast, including objects from ancient Egypt, Greece, Rome, the Near East, Africa and the ancient Americas.
Emory University Hospital
Hospital
Emory University Hospital is an 853-bed hospital in Atlanta, Georgia, specializing in the care of acutely ill adults. Emory University Hospital is staffed exclusively by Emory University School of Medicine faculty who also are members of The Emory Clinic.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lake Claire and Druid Hills.
Lake Claire
Neighborhood
Lake Claire is a neighborhood on the east side of Atlanta, Georgia, United States, comprising approximately 1,200 homes. It is situated entirely in the DeKalb County side of the city, east of Candler Park, north of Kirkwood, west of Decatur, and south of Druid Hills.
Druid Hills
Suburb
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Druid Hills is a community which includes both a census-designated place in unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States, as well as a neighborhood of the city of Atlanta.
North Decatur
Village
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North Decatur is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. The population was 18,511 in 2020.
Fernbank Forest
- Type: Park
- Description: mature forest in Fernbank Museum of Natural History
- Categories: forest and recreation area
- Location: DeKalb County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.77594° or 33° 46′ 33″ northLongitude
-84.32048° or 84° 19′ 14″ westElevation
948 feet (289 metres)Open location code
865QQMGH+9ROpenStreetMap ID
node 358710467OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Egyptian Arabic—“Fernbank Forest” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Fernbank Forest and Recreational Center”
- Egyptian Arabic: “غابة فيرنبانك”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fernbank Forest and Recreational Center and Fernbank Science Center.
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