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GEORGIA · SPALDING COUNTY

Orchard Hill

231 people, 860 ft above sea level in Spalding County.

860 ftElevation, city center
231People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 52°
Sunny now Dew point 25° · NNW 8 mph · high 52°
City of Orchard Hill River Interstate 2 miles
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The Orchard Hill plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Orchard Hill

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Griffin Spalding County Airport (K6A2) · 4:55 PM
Sunny
52° Sunny Feels like 52° · high of 52° near 5 PM
WindNNW 8 mphno gusts
Humidity35%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.15 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 25° · Dry40° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.01 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
! Freeze WarningFreeze Warning issued November 14 at 2:23PM EST until November 15 at 9:00AM EST by NWS Peachtree City GA
NWS Peachtree City and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:15 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:06 AM5:35 PM ↓
10 h 28 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
34
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 55, moderate. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 40°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Sunny Sunny
52° 31°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 34°
0% rain — NNE 2 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
58° 36°
0% rain — ENE 5 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
62° 37°
0% rain — ENE 3 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
65° 40°
0% rain — ENE 3 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
68° 43°
0% rain — NE 2 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
69° 44°
0% rain — ENE 2 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Orchard Hill about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the Appalachians a day ago, about 1,100 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 9,500 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from Alabama and Mississippi; at 10,000 feet, from the northern Rockies. It feels humid. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Orchard Hill stands on

Orchard Hill’s center stands about 860 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 750 ft to 910 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hog Mountain, about 1,020 ft, 9 miles south-southeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Sillimanite Schist, from the Precambrian to Paleozoic.

The section below crosses 4 rock units mapped at the surface.

Orchard Hill, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft800 ft1,000 ft ORCHARD HILL860 ftHigh point of the line1,020 ftLow point560 ft ← NWSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 42×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mica Schist/ Gneiss/ Amphibolite

Gneiss, mica-schist, amphibolite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 10 mi of the line.

Biotite Gneiss/ Feldspathic Biotite Gneiss

Gneiss. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 6 mi of the line.

Granite undifferentiated

Granite. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 6 mi of the line.

Sillimanite Schist

Schist. Age: Precambrian to Paleozoic. About 3 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Orchard Hill’s rain goes: two seas

Orchard Hill straddles the Eastern Continental Divide. Rain on the northeast side runs to the Atlantic Ocean; most of the rest goes to the Gulf of America.

From the center of town, a raindrop reaches the Gulf of America by way of Potato Creek, the Flint and the Apalachicola: about 390 river miles. One that lands on the northeast side reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Buck Creek, the Towaliga, the Ocmulgee and the Altamaha: about 390 river miles.

FROM THE CITY CENTER, TO SCALE
Orchard Hill≈ 390 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE NORTHEAST SIDE, TO SCALE
Orchard Hill≈ 390 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF ORCHARD HILL ≈ 390 mi to the Gulf of America Potato Creek → Flint → Apalachicola
NORTHEAST SIDE ≈ 390 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Buck Creek → Towaliga → Ocmulgee → Altamaha

240 miles of the trip are on the Flint.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Orchard Hill; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Orchard Hill on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

South Fulton GA · 38 MI 38 miles northwest Macon-Bibb County GA · 40 MI 40 miles southeast Atlanta GA · 42 MI 42 miles north Columbus GA · 60 MI 60 miles southwest Augusta GA · 124 MI 124 miles east Huntsville AL · 176 MI 176 miles northwest
FORECASTCITY
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GEORGIA · SPALDING

Orchard Hill

231 people, 860 ft above sea level in Spalding County.

860 ftElevation
231People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 52°
SunnyDew point 25°
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Today in Orchard Hill

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now clear day 52° 0%
8p clear night 41° 0%
11p clear night 37° 0%
2a clear night 35° 0%
5a mostly clear night 32° 0%
8a mostly sunny 34° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Orchard Hill stands on

Orchard Hill’s center stands about 860 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 750 ft to 910 ft, a difference of 160 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Hog Mountain, about 1,020 ft, 9 miles south-southeast.

Orchard Hill, northwest to southeast Orchard Hill860 ft ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 80×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center860 ft
Within 3 miles750 to 910 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (160 ft of relief)
High point nearbyHog Mountain, 1,020 ft, 9 mi south-southeast
Rock at the surfaceSillimanite Schist
Its agePrecambrian to Paleozoic
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Where the rain goes

FROM THE CENTER OF ORCHARD HILL≈ 390 mito the Gulf of AmericaPotato Creek → Flint → Apalachicola
NORTHEAST SIDE≈ 390 mito the Atlantic OceanBuck Creek → Towaliga → Ocmulgee → Altamaha

Orchard Hill straddles the Eastern Continental Divide. Rain on the northeast side runs to the Atlantic Ocean; most of the rest goes to the Gulf of America.

240 miles of the trip are on the Flint.