Overview
Piedmont is a region in the state of Georgia. This region includes the Metro Atlanta Region.
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Plan your trip
Best time to visit & weather
Most comfortable: Feb–May, Oct–Nov. Summer highs reach about 94°F; winter lows dip to about 36°F. Very hot (Jun, Jul, Aug) — plan outdoor time for mornings. Wettest: Jul and Dec. (climate data from nearby Classic Heartland of Georgia)
Blue bars: average daily high and low (°F). Purple columns: average monthly rain and melted snow (inches).
Getting there
- From you: to see whether to drive or fly, and how long it takes.
- MCN Middle Georgia Regional Airport, Macon — 41 mi away. Directions
- ATL Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta — 44 mi away (major hub). Directions
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary domestic and international airport that serves the Metro Atlanta Region.
Full “Get in” guide ↓Cities
- Athens - College town home of the University of Georgia.
Other destinations
- Lake Lanier Islands
Get in
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the primary domestic and international airport that serves the Metro Atlanta Region.
See
Georgia Aquarium The largest aquarium in the world with tens of thousands of animals in 8 million gallons of water. M-Su 9AM-6PM; $26.00 (adult); $19.50 (child age 3-12); $21.50 (senior age 55+).
Do
The Forum- shopping center is an outdoor mall!
Counties
Metro Atlanta Counties
- Cherokee - includes Lake Alatoona
- Henry - location of the Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton.
- Rockdale - includes Conyers, famous for horse races and the annual cherry blossom festival.
- Cowetta - includes Newman.
- Forsyth - includes Cumming.
- Paulding - includes Dallas.
- Spalding - includes Griffin.
- Barrow
- Bartow - includes Cartersville and the Etowah Mounds.
- Carroll - includes Carrolton, Villa Rica, and Mt. Zion
- Douglas - rolling hills at the south end of the Appalachians, includes Douglasville and Sweetwater Creek State Park.
- Newton - includes Covington
- Walton - includes the historic village of Social Circle.
- Haralson
- Butts
- Meriwether - includes Warm Springs, the location of FDR's Little White House.
- Pike
- Lamar
- Jasper
- Heard
Other counties
- Banks
- Clarke - includes Athens.
- Elbert
- Franklin
- Greene
- Hall - includes Gainesville and Lake Lanier Islands.
- Hart - Lake Hartwell.
- Jackson - includes Jefferson.
- Madison
- Morgan
- Oconee
- Oglethorpe
- Troup
Nearby
Griffin
City / town · 12 listings · 16 mi away
Roberta
City / town · 3 listings · 25 mi away
Jackson
City / town · 5 listings · 25 mi away
Warm Springs
City / town · 4 listings · 26 mi away
Fayetteville
City / town · 3 listings · 32 mi away
Peachtree City
City / town · 8 listings · 33 mi away
Macon
City / town · 49 listings · 38 mi away
College Park
City / town · 7 listings · 45 mi away
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