Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center
Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center is a tourism office in Clarke County, Georgia which is located on Old Commerce Road. Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center is situated nearby to the grassland Piedmont Prairie, as well as near Kingfisher Pond.- Opening hours: Tuesday—Saturday 8:30 AM—6:30 PM
- Type: Tourism office
- Address: 205 Old Commerce Road, Athens, 30607
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Tree That Owns Itself and Ware–Lyndon House.
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 south of Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center.
Ware–Lyndon House
Manor estate
Photo: GAgayle, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Ware–Lyndon House is a historic house located at 211 Hoyt Street in Athens, Georgia, at the end of Jackson Street. Built circa 1850, the house is two stories and exhibits an Italianate style. Ware–Lyndon House is situated 1½ miles south of Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center.
T. R. R. Cobb House
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The T. R. R. Cobb House built in 1842 is an historic octagon house originally located at 194 Prince Avenue in Athens, Georgia. On June 30, 1975, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places. T. R. R. Cobb House is situated 2 miles south of Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Athens and Normaltown.
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.
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 2 miles southwest of Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center.
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 3½ miles south of Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center.
Sandy Creek Education & Visitor Center
- Categories: information, building, and tourism
- Location: Clarke County, Georgia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
33.9868° or 33° 59′ 13″ northLongitude
-83.38287° or 83° 22′ 58″ westOpen location code
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Highlights include Piedmont Prairie and Kingfisher Pond.
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