Arlington Commons

Arlington Commons is a residential area in Clarke County, Georgia which is located on Briarcliff Road. Arlington Commons is situated nearby to the fitness club Creed Fitness, as well as near Athens Health & Fitness.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Piedmont Athens Regional.

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 2 miles east of Arlington Commons.

Piedmont Athens Regional

Hospital

Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center is a hospital in Athens, Georgia. The hospital has 427 beds, a trauma center, and a neonatal intensive care unit. Piedmont Athens Regional is situated 1½ miles northeast of Arlington Commons.

Carnegie Library Building

Library

Photo: RFoxx, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Carnegie Library Building is a historic building in Athens, Georgia. It was one of many such libraries donated by Andrew Carnegie which were named Carnegie Library after him. Carnegie Library Building is situated 1½ miles northeast of Arlington Commons.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Normaltown and Five Points.

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.

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. Five Points is situated 2 miles east of Arlington Commons.