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Explore Athens in United States
Athens in the region of Georgia with its 116,714 inhabitants is a town in United States - some 490 mi or ( 789 km ) South-West of Washington , the country's capital city .
Current time in Athens is now 01:52 PM (Thursday) . The local timezone is named " America/New York " with a UTC offset of -4 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Athens, Atlanta, Bogart, Decatur, and Gainesville. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Athens . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Athens ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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Downtown Athens, GA
Highlight video for downtown Athens. Special thanks to Zack Hemsey, for the use of his song "Finding Home" ..
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Dayroom's Last Moment - Georgia Theatre - Athens, GA
Resurrected from the VHS vaults, Dayroom's final performance/documentary is now in moving pixels. Here's a clip from the very last moment of a 9 year journey. The tapes are old. I need to do a little ..
AthFest 2012
The 16th Annual AthFest Music & Arts Festival is invading downtown Athens June 20th -- 24th. Featuring over 150 bands in over 15 venues, 3 FREE outdoor stages, a club crawl, artists' market, film scre ..
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Georgia Theatre
The Georgia Theatre is a prominent music venue in Athens, Georgia, located in an old cinema. Many prominent acts from the early music of Athens, Georgia performed at the Theatre, including a range of folk, popular and country acts. The Theatre is on the Athens Music History Walking Tour sponsored by the Athens Convention and Visitors Bureau. The Theatre opened as a music venue in 1978, with the band Sea Level playing.
Located at 33.96 -83.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Area codes 706 and 762
In the NANP, area codes 706 and 762 cover parts of northern and west central Georgia outside of metro Atlanta. Until 1992 it was within area code 404, which was retained by the metro area. This area code is split into two disconnected sections. The small section is west-central Georgia, in the region around Columbus. This is bordered by area code 334 to the west in Alabama, area code 478 to the east, area code 229 to the south, and metro Atlanta's 404, 678, 770, and future 470.
Located at 33.96 -83.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia (commonly referred to as UGA, U. Georgia or simply Georgia) is an American land grant, sea grant, space grant, research university with its primary campus located on a 759-acre campus in Athens, Georgia, USA. It is the flagship university of the state of Georgia.
Located at 33.96 -83.37 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Clarke County, Georgia
Clarke County is a county in the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 116,714. Its county seat is Athens, with which it is a consolidated city-county. The Athens-Clarke County (balance) is the principal city of and is included in the Athens-Clarke County, Georgia Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Located at 33.96 -83.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tree That Owns Itself
The Tree That Owns Itself is a white oak tree, widely assumed to have legal ownership of itself and of all land within eight feet (2.4 m) of its base. The tree, also called the Jackson Oak, is located at the corner of South Finley and Dearing Streets in Athens, Georgia, United States. The original tree fell in 1942, but a new tree was grown from one of its acorns, and planted in the same location. The current tree is sometimes referred to as the Son of The Tree That Owns Itself.
Located at 33.95 -83.38 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
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