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McDaniels Bluff

McDaniels Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

McDaniels Bluff is a cliff in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 268 m. Stone Mountain stands 514 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Good Shepherd Community Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
268 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.85316, -84.08325

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Yellow River Post Office Site: 1.7 mi
  • Mountain Park Park: 2.1 mi
  • Parkwood Farms: 2.4 mi
  • South Gwinnett Park: 2.6 mi
  • Oak Road Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
  • James D. Mason Memorial Intersection: 3.6 mi
  • Missouri Terrace: 4.5 mi
  • Kentucky Terrace: 4.5 mi
  • North Carolina Terrace: 4.5 mi
  • Arkansas Terrace: 4.5 mi
Museums
  • Memorial Hall: 4.5 mi
  • Quarry Exhibit: 4.5 mi
  • Confederate Hall: 5.4 mi
  • Miniature Chair Museum: 5.9 mi
  • Gwinnett History Museum: 8.7 mi
Artworks
  • Riding Skeleton: 8.3 mi
  • It’s a Beautiful Day in Lawrenceville, GA: 8.9 mi
  • John Wesley: 9.1 mi
  • Adams Center/Refuge Coffee Mural: 9.5 mi
  • Frog: 9.7 mi
Gardens: 59
Attractions: 35
Nature reserves: 17
  • Friendship Forest Nature Preserve\: 9.4 mi
  • Clyde Shepherd Nature Preserve: 12.0 mi
  • Glenn Creek Nature Preserve: 12.6 mi
  • DeKalb County greenspace: 13.2 mi
  • Woodlands Garden: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 15
  • Lanier Mountain: 2.7 mi
  • Stone Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Rock Chapel Mountain: 7.0 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 9.8 mi
  • Arabia Mountain: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Costley Mill Park Beach: 13.3 mi
  • Aarlington Beach: 18.5 mi
  • Swan Lake Estates Beach: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Water Wheel: 11.1 mi
  • Vickery Creek Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stone MountainSW 228°514 m4.8 mi
Lanier MountainE 95°344 m2.7 mi
Pool MountainNE 42°335 m18.6 mi
Alcovy MountainESE 113°317 m21.2 mi
Pine MountainS 181°314 m9.8 mi
Druid HillWSW 258°300 m12.9 mi
Bradley MountainS 189°290.823 m13.1 mi
Arabia MountainS 189°289 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1519:48
June solstice06:2720:1420:51
September equinox07:2519:0219:35
December solstice07:3816:5417:32

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F424653616976807973625245
Precip in4.64.54.73.93.84.74.74.54.13.44.24.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Atlanta Dekalb Peachtree AP, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/358691813

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