North Georgia

To the south lies central Georgia, with upstate South Carolina to the east, western North Carolina to the northeast, East Tennessee to the north, and northeast Alabama to the west.

Part of metropolitan Chattanooga extends into the far northwestern section of Georgia from Tennessee, while most of the rest of the region is tied to Atlanta-area mass media.

The northwest contains part of the eastern Tennessee seismic zone, and small earthquakes have been felt as far away as Atlanta.

Were it not for a 19th-century surveying error that failed to place the state's northern border at exactly 35°N, it would also touch the Tennessee River.

Throughout North Georgia, average temperatures can change drastically at elevations of 700 feet (210 m) or more above sea level.