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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: 17
  • North Georgia Canopy Tours: 4.4 mi
  • M60: 7.7 mi
  • Atlanta Dragway: 10.5 mi
  • Tractor: 11.2 mi
  • Mercury: 12.1 mi
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: 3
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 MountainNNW 346°958 m20.2 mi
Double HeadNNW 334°936 m24.3 mi
White Oak MountainNNW 333°929 m24.8 mi
Wauka MountainNW 316°796 m14.8 mi
Pink MountainNNW 344°796 m19.5 mi
Piney MountainNW 317°702 m15.9 mi
Yellow MountainN 6°685 m24.3 mi
Sal MountainN 351°683 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 5080 °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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