Editing Ball Ground, Georgia (section)

==Geography==
Ball Ground is located at the foothills of the [[North Georgia mountains]]<ref name="nrhp_bghd">{{Cite web |date=October 30, 2009 |title=Ball Ground Historic District |url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/09001057_text |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041630/https://npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/GetAsset/NRHP/09001057_text |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |access-date=September 27, 2022 |website=[[National Park Service]]}}</ref> in the northeastern portion of Cherokee County.<ref name="gmaps_cherokee">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Cherokee+County,+GA/@34.2431482,-84.5984941,11z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x88f50ff083db2faf:0x1e94ba1d119f7d06!8m2!3d34.2514526!4d-84.4802606!16zL20vMG5fMHY |title=Cherokee County, Georgia |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> The city is {{cvt|4.7|mi|km}} northeast of the city of [[Canton, Georgia|Canton]]<ref name="gmaps_canton">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.3281582,-84.3959649/GA-5,+Canton,+GA+30114/@34.3046164,-84.4419162,14z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f564bb9d4ebd4f:0xa61a6f98dbbbd602!2m2!1d-84.4528483!2d34.2810062!3e0 |title=Ball Ground, Georgia City Limits to Canton, Georgia City Limits |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> and {{cvt|0.4|mi|km}} south of [[Nelson, Georgia|Nelson]].<ref name="gmaps_nelson">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.3664606,-84.3739469/219+Marion+Spence+Rd,+Ball+Ground,+GA+30107/@34.3090225,-84.462123,13z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f57d94f477427b:0x8720d04a6cac6f62!2m2!1d-84.3775592!2d34.3614477!3e0 |title=Ball Ground, Georgia City Limits to Nelson, Georgia City Limits |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> It is the northernmost city in Cherokee County that is fully within the county limits, as the city of Nelson is partially within [[Pickens County, Georgia|Pickens County]].<ref name="gmaps_cherokee" /> Ball Ground is {{cvt|37.9|mi|0}} north of Georgia's capital city of [[Atlanta]]'s northernmost city limits<ref name="gmaps_atlanta">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.3283172,-84.3958619/33.8744156,-84.446839/@34.3276084,-84.3982421,17.36z/am=t/data=!4m2!4m1!3e0 |title=Ball Ground, Georgia City Limits to Atlanta City Limits |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref> and {{cvt|48.7|mi|0}} from downtown Atlanta.<ref name="gmaps_atlantadowntown">{{Google maps |url=https://www.google.com/maps/dir/34.3283172,-84.3958619/Atlanta,+Georgia/@34.0386609,-84.7513325,10z/am=t/data=!3m1!4b1!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x88f5045d6993098d:0x66fede2f990b630b!2m2!1d-84.3879824!2d33.7489954!3e0 |title=Ball Ground, Georgia City Limits to Downtown Atlanta |access-date=September 27, 2022}}</ref>

Ball Ground lies within the [[Piedmont (United States)|Upper Piedmont Physiographic Province]] in a narrow band of land called the Hightower-Jasper Ridge District, which has a different land structure and [[lithology]] than the surrounding areas.<ref name="clark">{{Cite web |last1=Clark |first1=William Z. Jr. |last2=Zisa |first2=Arnold C. |date=1988 |title=Physiographic Map of Georgia |url=http://epd.georgia.gov/document/publication/sm-4-physiographic-map-georgia-12000000-1988/download |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405154600/https://epd.georgia.gov/document/publication/sm-4-physiographic-map-georgia-12000000-1988/download |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=Georgia Environmental Protection Division |format=PDF}}</ref><ref name="assessment" />{{rp|103}} The bedrock underneath the city consists of [[Igneous rock|igneous]] and [[metamorphic rock]]s such as [[gneiss]] and [[schist]].<ref name="assessment" />{{rp|104}} The land in and around Ball Ground is rich in [[marble]] deposits<ref name="mccallie_marble">{{Cite book |last=McCallie |first=Samuel Washington |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxLAAAAMAAJ&q=Ball%2520Ground |title=A Preliminary Report on the Marbles of Georgia |date=1907 |publisher=Franklin-Turner Company |location=Atlanta |pages=50 |access-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041632/https://books.google.com/books?id=DdxLAAAAMAAJ&newbks=0&printsec=frontcover&q=Ball%2520Ground&hl=en |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |url-status=live}}</ref> as well as [[talc]], [[pyrite]], and [[gold]].<ref name="mccallie_mineral">{{Cite report |url=https://epd.georgia.gov/document/publication/b-23-preliminary-report-mineral-resources-georgia-1910/download |title=A Preliminary Report on the Mineral Resources of Georgia |last=McCallie |first=S.W. |date=1910 |issue=23 |pages=170, 188 |access-date=September 20, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405135034/https://epd.georgia.gov/document/publication/b-23-preliminary-report-mineral-resources-georgia-1910/download |archive-date=April 5, 2022 |format=PDF |url-status=live}}</ref>

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]] as of 2020, Ball Ground has a total area of {{cvt|6.3|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{cvt|0.04|sqmi|km2}}, or 0.63%, is water.<ref name="tigerweb">{{Cite web |title=TIGERweb |url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGERweb_apps.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307195229/https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/TIGERweb_apps.html |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |access-date=September 28, 2022 |website=[[United States Census Bureau]] |quote=Land Area (Square Meters): 16317684; Water Area (Square Meters): 92250}}</ref> The city's elevation averages around {{cvt|1100|ft|m}} above sea level, ranging from just over {{cvt|1000|ft|m}} in the valleys to around {{cvt|1200|ft|m}} on several hilltops within the city.<ref name="usgs_elevation">{{Cite web |title=TNM Elevation Map |url=https://apps.nationalmap.gov/elevation/ |access-date=September 30, 2022 |website=[[United States Geological Survey]] |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811025520/https://apps.nationalmap.gov/elevation/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Unlike most other parts of Cherokee County, Ball Ground is not in a floodplain and has no typically flood prone areas.<ref name="assessment" />{{rp|110}} To protect the water and surrounding lands, the city government has ordinances in place for [[Riparian buffer|stream buffer]] protection,<ref name="ordinances_ch107">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=107 – Stream Buffer Protection |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH107STBUPR }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH107STBUPR |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041633/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH107STBUPR |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> [[Drainage basin|watershed]] protection,<ref name="ordinances_ch111">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=111 – Watershed Protection |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH111WAPR }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH111WAPR |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041633/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH111WAPR |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref> and [[wetland]] protection.<ref name="ordinances_ch113">{{cite act |type=Code of Ordinances |date=February 6, 2020 |article=113 – Wetland Protection |article-type=Chapter |title=Ball Ground, Georgia - Code of Ordinances |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH113WEPR }} {{Cite web |url=https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH113WEPR |title=Municode Library |access-date=September 27, 2022 |archive-date=September 28, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928041633/https://library.municode.com/ga/ball_ground/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=SPBLADE_CH113WEPR |url-status=bot: unknown }}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate of Ball Ground, as with most of the southeastern United States, is [[humid subtropical climate|humid subtropical]] (Cfa) according to the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen classification]],<ref name="koppen_map">{{Cite web |title=Interactive United States Köppen Climate Classification Map |url=https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011214712/https://www.plantmaps.com/koppen-climate-classification-map-united-states.php |archive-date=October 11, 2018 |access-date=July 13, 2022}}</ref> with four seasons including hot, humid summers and cool winters. July and August are generally the warmest months of the year with an average high of around {{cvt|85|°F}}. The coldest month is January which has an average high of around {{cvt|48|°F}}.<ref name="climatedata" />

Ball Ground receives rainfall distributed fairly evenly throughout the year as typical of southeastern U.S. cities, with March on average having the highest average precipitation at {{cvt|5.15|in}}, and May typically being the driest month with {{cvt|3.81|in}}.<ref name="climatedata" />

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| location=Ball Ground, Georgia (1981-2010)
| source=US Climate Data<ref name="climatedata">{{Cite web |title=Climate Ball Ground – Georgia |url=https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/ball-ground/georgia/united-states/usga1335 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211025202840/https://www.usclimatedata.com/climate/ball-ground/georgia/united-states/usga1335 |archive-date=October 25, 2021 |access-date=September 19, 2022}}</ref>
| 48| 53| 62| 70| 76| 82| 85| 85| 79| 71| 61| 51 <!--highs-->
| 29| 30| 37| 45| 54| 62| 66| 66| 59| 48| 39| 31 <!--lows-->
|5.14|5.01|5.15|4.00|3.81|4.22|4.70|4.61|4.67|4.07|4.28|4.45 <!--rain-->
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