Collier Heights, Atlanta

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Historic Collier Heights is a neighborhood in the northwest corner of Atlanta, Georgia. It is bordered to the west by Fairburn Road, the east by Hamilton E. Holmes Drive, the north by Donald L. Hollowell Parkway, and to the south by Interstate 20 bridge at Linkwood Road. It is one of the first communities in the nation built exclusively by African-American planners for the upcoming Atlanta African-American middle class and has been featured in several national publications such as Ebony and Jet magazines, as well as featured in the "Homefinder" section of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Since 2009, the community has been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places. The community achieved local historic designation in June 2013. ()

Coordinates: 33°46'19"N, 84°29'2"W

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Southwest Atlanta (Collier Heights)Atlanta United States

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Collier Heights – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Goliath, Dare Devil Dive, Whittier Mill Village, Bankhead.

3.8 miW
Hypercoaster with a 540-degree spiral
Goliath, Austell
98 min walk • Goliath is a steel roller coaster located at the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park in Cobb County, Georgia. The Hyper Coaster model manufactured by Bolliger & Mabillard climbs to a height of 200 feet and reaches a maximum speed of 70 mph.
3.7 miW
Amusement, Amusement park, Amusement ride
Dare Devil Dive, Austell
94 min walk • Dare Devil Dive is a steel roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia. Designed by German company Gerstlauer, Dare Devil Dive is based on the company's Euro-Fighter model, and features a 95-foot -tall vertical lift hill, a 95° first drop, three inversions and a top speed of 52 miles per hour.
2.7 miN
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Whittier Mill Village, Atlanta
69 min walk • Whittier Mill Village, originally Chattahoochee, a recognized neighborhood of Atlanta on the Upper Westside of Atlanta. It is roughly contiguous with the Whittier Mills Historic District, both locally- and NRHP-listed.
3.7 miE
Neighbourhood
Bankhead, Atlanta
95 min walk • Bankhead is a neighborhood located west of downtown Atlanta, Georgia. It is surrounded by Grove Park to the west, Washington Park and Hunter Hills to the south. To the east and northeast are Hills Park, Knight Park, English Avenue and Blandtown. It is also flanked by Rockdale to the northwest.
2.6 miSE
Cemetery, Sculpture, Garden
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta
68 min walk • Westview Cemetery, located in Atlanta, Georgia, is the largest civilian cemetery in the Southeastern United States, comprising more than 582 acres, 50 percent of which is undeveloped.
3.3 miE
Park
Maddox Park, Atlanta
86 min walk • Maddox Park is a 51.5-acre community park located in the west side of Atlanta, across Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway from Bankhead MARTA station. It is approximately 1.5 miles west of Georgia Tech. The park has an existing rail line running through it, which is part of the proposed route of the Belt Line.
3.6 miSE
Cemetery
Greenwood Cemetery, Atlanta
92 min walk • Greenwood Cemetery is located at 1173 Cascade Circle SW, Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States.
3 miSE
33°44'49"N • 84°26'31"W
Westview Cemetery, Atlanta
76 min walk • Cemetery
3.3 miSE
Park
Enota Park, Atlanta
86 min walk • Enota Park is a 0.3 acre playlot in the Westview neighborhood of Atlanta, GA. Enota park is located near the Westview cemetery and Interstate 20.
2.7 miW
Hill
Six Flags Hill, Atlanta
69 min walk • Six Flags Hill is a hill located on Interstate 20 west of Atlanta, Georgia. It is about a mile west of the Six Flags Over Georgia theme park, and is a major reference point for Atlanta radio and television traffic reporters.
3.6 miS
Neighbourhood
Cascade Heights, Atlanta
93 min walk • Cascade Heights is an affluent neighborhood in southwest Atlanta. It is bisected by Cascade Road, which was known as the Sandtown Road in the nineteenth century.