WGAU-AM (Athens)
WGAU-AM (Athens) is a tower in Clarke County, Georgia. WGAU-AM (Athens) is situated nearby to the neighborhood Five Points, as well as near Normaltown.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include University of Georgia and Tree That Owns Itself.
University of Georgia
University
The University of Georgia is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia, United States. Chartered in 1785, it is the first state-chartered public university in the United States. University of Georgia is situated 1½ miles east of WGAU-AM (Athens).
Tree That Owns Itself
Photo: Boston Public Library, Public domain.
The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree that, according to legend, has legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet of its base. Also known as the Jackson Oak, the tree is at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, US. Tree That Owns Itself is situated 1½ miles northeast of WGAU-AM (Athens).
Sanford Stadium
Stadium
Dooley Field at Sanford Stadium is the on-campus playing venue for football at the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, United States. The 93,033-seat stadium is the ninth-largest American football stadium in the NCAA, and the 15th-largest such stadium in the world. Sanford Stadium is situated 2 miles east of WGAU-AM (Athens).
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Five Points and Normaltown.
Five Points
Neighborhood
Five Points is a retail corridor and neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, centered on the intersection of Milledge Avenue and Lumpkin Street. It occupies the South-Southwest edge of the University of Georgia campus.
Normaltown
Neighborhood
Normaltown is a neighborhood in Athens, Georgia, by the Athens Regional Medical Center and named for the State Normal School formerly located there. It was the first area of Athens to be wired for electricity after the completion of the Mitchell Bridge hydroelectric plant in 1896. Normaltown is situated 1½ miles north of WGAU-AM (Athens).
Athens
Athens is a vibrant college town of 127,000 people in the Classic Heartland region of Georgia. Athens is most popular in the late summer and fall when students, families of students or college football fans visit the University of Georgia.
WGAU-AM (Athens)
- Type: Tower
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
33.94123° or 33° 56′ 28″ northLongitude
-83.40349° or 83° 24′ 13″ westElevation
656 feet (200 metres)Open location code
865RWHRW+FJGeoNames ID
4228701
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