Macon is a city in Bibb County named after soldier and legislator Nathaniel Macon.,. Macon is on the Ocmulgee River. It has a humid, subtropical temperature where summer temperature often reaches as high as 90 degrees F. Average annual precipitation is of 45 inches.

Elevation: 400 feet

Land area: 55.8 square miles

Latitude: 32.83 N

Longitude: 83.65 W

Population: 94,316 (as on July 2005)

Local festivals include:

• Georgia State Fair - Sept. 25-Oct. 1, 2006
  
  
• Hay Day Family Festival - Sept. 30, 2006

Attractions:

Cherry Blossom Festival

Ocmulgee National Monument

Museum of Aviation