How well do you know Cobb County’s geography? Part 3

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How well do you know Cobb’s mountains, waterways and places on the map? Try these five questions. Looking up the answers is encouraged.

This is our third quiz on Cobb’s geography. Find the first two here and here.

The Cobb County Courier Quiz is a regular feature designed to help readers learn more about Cobb County — its history, local government, businesses, and the issues shaping daily life here.

Readers who subscribe to the Courier’s email newsletter receive a link to the daily quiz, delivered straight to their inbox along with the day’s top local headlines. 

This quiz is meant to be fun and educational. Looking up answers online or in other sources is encouraged, not discouraged. If you already know the answers, great. If you don’t, that’s the point — the quiz is designed to spark curiosity and help readers better understand the county where they live. Links to source material and background information are provided below each quiz so readers can learn more.

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Have fun!

1.

What is Kennesaw Mountain’s elevation above sea level?

2.

Which city is Cobb County’s county seat?

3.

Noses Creek and Olley Creek are part of which Cobb County creek system?

4.

The Rottenwood Creek Trail at Paces Mill is in which unit of the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area?

5.

Water released from Allatoona Lake flows into the Etowah River. Which two rivers carry that water farther downstream toward the Gulf of Mexico?


 

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Editor’s note: AI was used in the production of this article. To read about when and why we made use of AI, read our article “How, When and Why the Cobb County Courier uses AI.”