Macon, County seat and consolidated city in Georgia, United States
Macon sits along the Ocmulgee River at 116 meters elevation, covering 56 square miles of rolling hills and flat plains in central Georgia.
The city originated from Fort Benjamin Hawkins in 1809, later receiving its charter as Bibb County seat in 1823, named after politician Nathaniel Macon.
The city maintains multiple performance venues, museums, and historic buildings that showcase its musical legacy, including connections to Otis Redding and The Allman Brothers Band.
Macon provides access to numerous educational facilities, healthcare centers, and shopping districts, with a central location 85 miles southeast of Atlanta.
The Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park contains ancient earthwork structures built by the Mississippian civilization, preserving centuries of Native American history.
Location: Bibb County
Inception: 1823
Elevation above the sea: 116 m
Website: https://maconbibb.us
GPS coordinates: 32.84069,-83.63240
Latest update: May 27, 2025 20:06
Ocmulgee Mounds National Historical Park
2.6 km
Georgia Music Hall of Fame
1.1 km
Luther Williams Field
2.2 km
Johnston-Felton-Hay House
192 m
Macon City Auditorium
397 m
Fort Benjamin Hawkins
2.1 km
Georgia Sports Hall of Fame
995 m
Cannonball House (Macon, Georgia)
77 m
Grand Opera House
306 m
Macon Historic District
795 m
Saint Joseph's Catholic Church
458 m
Douglass Theater
848 m
Sidney Lanier Cottage
528 m
Bibb County Courthouse
489 m
Carmichael House
586 m
Cowles-Woodruff House
256 m
Small House
2.3 km
Central City Park Bandstand
1.8 km
Thomas C. Burke House
385 m
Ingleside Historic District
4.8 km
Christ Church
609 m
Joseph and Mary Jane League House
3.6 km
Solomon–Smith–Martin House
2.9 km
Hatcher-Groover-Schwartz House
479 m
Holt–Peeler–Snow House
428 m
Ellamae Ellis League House
3.4 km
Collins-Odom-Strickland House
2 km
Munroe–Dunlap–Snow House
583 mReviews
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