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North Oconee River Park in Athens, Georgia

North Oconee River Park in Athens is a park. North Oconee River Park is located near Firefly Trail.

Leisure
park
Legend

Tourist information centers

  • Hanna Manufacturing Co. Baseball Bats and Railroads – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • River Overlook Civil War Defenses – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Water Power: Water And Gravity. The force of gravity pulls us towards the ground. This force also pulls downhill, and provides power to do work. – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Water Power: Waterwheels. Up until 1918 the textile mills along the river were powered directly by water using turbine waterwheels. – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Water Power. When using a creek or river to power a mill, water is channeled along a man-made headrace to direct it to the waterwheel. – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Making Things In The Mill: Sawing. Coming to the sawmill with felled trees, the settlers would leave with sawn timber to build their houses, barns and furniture. – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Making Things In The Mill: Waterwheel To Product. Many different products were manufactured in the Athens mills, but the mills all worked in a similar way. – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • Making Things In The Mill: Weaponry. Water provided the power to saw, bore, mill, forge, cast and polish high quality rifles, carbines, and bayonets at the Cook & Brother Armory during the Civil War. – approx. 0.3 mi.
  • Making Things In The Mill: Textiles. Making textiles from raw cotton requires several steps. – approx. 0.3 mi.

Bus stops

  • Multimodal Transportation Center – approx. 450 ft.
  • East Broad Street and Willow Street; E Broad and Willow St – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • East Broad Street and Willow Street Outbound – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • MLK and 3rd Outbound – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • 1st and MLK-Chicopee Inbound – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • 325 Willow Street – approx. 0.2 mi.
  • 3rd Street at Pearl Street Outbound – approx. 0.2 mi.

Artworks

  • Red Bass (Artist: Christopher Weed) – approx. 0.1 mi.
  • Athena (marble) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Clinics

  • Reddy Urgent Care – approx. 0.1 mi.

Restaurants

  • I Love Mac & Cheese (opening hours: Mon–Sat 12–20) at Hickory Street 165 (30601) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Convenience stores

  • Golden Pantry Market – approx. 0.2 mi.

Beauty salons

  • Sugar Polish Nail Bar at Hickory Street 125 (30601) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Fast food restaurants

  • Blenderz Smoothies & Bowls (Juice) at Oconee Street 245 (30601) – approx. 0.2 mi.

Streets nearby

Aguar Plaza
50 ft
Willow Street
325 Willow Street
500 ft
Hickory Street
Multimodal Transportation Center, Vampire Penguin Shaved Snow and Coffee, Sugar Polish Nail Bar, Golden Pantry Market, I Love Mac & Cheese
0.1 mi
Doctor Martin Luther King Parkway
0.1 mi
North Oconee River Greenway
North Oconee River Greenway, The Millstone, Grist Mills: Cornmeal and Flour, Chicopee, College Avenue Trailhead, River Overlook Civil War Defenses, Hanna Manufacturing Co. Baseball Bats and Railroads, Oak Street at Poplar Street Outbound, Williams and Oconee Outbound, School of Social Work, Carriage Lane Trailhead
0.2 mi
Pottery Street
0.2 mi
Firefly Trail
Athens Gets Connected: Railroad Trestles, Georgia Railroad Trestle
0.2 mi
East Broad Street
East Broad Street at Derby Street, Traffic E Broad at The Foundation Apt, East Broad and Dublin Street, East Broad Street at South Peter Street, Blue Sky Bar, Mr. Haircut, Agora Vintage, Lions Vape, Dooley's Bar & Grill, Bubble Cafe, East Broad Street and Willow Street; E Broad and Willow St, East Broad Street and Willow Street Outbound, Reddy Urgent Care, Canyons, Cellphone & Computer Repair, Truist, Truist Dawg, The Arch, Chicopee OB, Buddha Bar, Porterhouse Grill, Empourium Rooftop and Lounge, Cloud 9 Smoke & Vape, The Double Barrel, Duke's & Dottie's, Osteria Athena, Chick-fil-A, Broad and Lumpkin Outbound, Chipotle, Stoner’s Pizza, Mother Phở, Bel Jean Copy & Print, Queen Tea, Wells Fargo, UGA Arch (Downtown Athens), Leigh Ann Barnes, The Place, Target
0.2 mi
Press Place
0.2 mi
Oconee Street
University of Georgia Police Department, Blenderz Smoothies & Bowls, Oconee Street at Park and Ride Outbound, Oconee Street Methodist Church, Shell, 1321 Oconee Street, Blink
0.2 mi
Cook & Brother Plaza
Mill Products, Mill Products: Weaponry, Mill Products: Lumber, Grist, And Ginning, Making Things In The Mill: Waterwheel To Product, Water Power, Making Things In The Mill: Textiles, Water Power: Water And Gravity, Water Power: Waterwheels, Making Things In The Mill: Weaponry, Making Things In The Mill: Sawing, Dudley Park, Firefly & Greenway Trails
0.3 mi
South Street
Republic Salon, Walk the Line
0.3 mi
Wilkerson Street
0.3 mi
South Thomas Street
Cravings, Learning & Development
0.4 mi
Mitchell Street
0.4 mi

Amenities nearby

Sigma Chi
0.2 mi

Apartment buildings nearby

Eclipse on Broad
0.1 mi
755 Broad
0.2 mi
Farmer’s Exchange
0.2 mi
Deupree Lofts
0.3 mi
Steeplechase Apartments
0.4 mi
Hub Athens
0.4 mi
Williams Street Condominiums
0.4 mi

Auto repair shops nearby

Tire Depot
0.2 mi

Buildings nearby

Athens Plumbing & Well Supply, Inc.
0.2 mi
Nuçi's Space
0.4 mi

Churches nearby

St. Mary's Church Steeple
0.4 mi

Commercial buildings nearby

One Press Place
0.2 mi
Business Services Building
0.3 mi

Covered areas nearby

440 Foundry Pavilion
0.1 mi
Sculpture Canopy
0.3 mi

Disused railways nearby

Athens Line
0.3 mi

Hotels nearby

Homewood Suites
0.2 mi

Parking lots nearby

East Broad Street Parking Deck
0.1 mi
North Campus Parking Deck
0.4 mi

Residential areas nearby

The Mark
0.2 mi
The Rive
0.4 mi

Restaurants nearby

Weaver D's
0.2 mi

Stadiums nearby

Akins Ford Arena
0.1 mi

Stations nearby

ACC Multi-Modal Center
450 ft

University buildings nearby

Chicopee Building 3
0.2 mi
Chicopee Building 4
0.2 mi
Hodgson Oil Building
0.3 mi
Jewelry & Metalwork Art Studios
0.3 mi
Thomas Street Art Studio
0.3 mi
Thomas Street South
0.3 mi
Thomas Street Sculpture
0.3 mi
Tanner Building
0.3 mi
Training & Development Center
0.4 mi