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Garrison Shoals

Garrison Shoals from directly overhead

Garrison Shoals is a beach in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 270 m. Yonah Mountain stands 958 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Wellness Park, a park 3.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
270 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.35482, -83.62600

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wellness Park: 3.0 mi
  • Gillsville Historic District: 3.2 mi
  • Lula Veterans Park: 3.3 mi
  • Lula Residential Historic District: 3.4 mi
  • Lula Park: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Whitehouse Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Hog Mountain: 11.4 mi
  • Skitt Mountain: 11.8 mi
  • Chenocetah Mountain: 12.3 mi
  • Kennedy Mountain: 12.6 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Line Baptist Church: 7.8 mi
  • Charles Donley 11/07/2024: 10.2 mi
  • Lane Family Historical Cemetery: 11.3 mi
  • Biccentenial Park: 11.6 mi
  • Canons at Riverside: 11.9 mi
Attractions: 16
Artworks: 11
  • Rabbittown Rabbit: 9.1 mi
  • Harriet Tubman: 11.8 mi
  • Violin: 11.8 mi
  • stainless steel: 11.9 mi
  • Luminary 830: 11.9 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Overlook Garden: 11.0 mi
  • Atlanta Botanical Gardens Gainesville: 11.1 mi
  • Stream Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Ada Mae Pass Ivester Children's Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Glade Garden: 11.1 mi
Museums: 10
  • Loudermilk Boarding House Museum: 12.3 mi
  • Crawford W Long Medical Museum: 16.6 mi
  • Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 18.5 mi
  • White County History Museum: 18.5 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Garrison Shoals. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Yonah MountainNNW958 m20.2 mi
Double HeadNNW936 m24.3 mi
White Oak MountainNNW929 m24.8 mi
Wauka MountainNW796 m14.8 mi
Pink MountainNNW796 m19.5 mi
Piney MountainNW702 m15.9 mi
Yellow MountainN685 m24.3 mi
Sal MountainN683 m21.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2320:1320:51
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:3816:5017:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414451596674777671615043

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Alto 4 SE, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358685942

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