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Scull Shoals

Scull Shoals from directly overhead

Scull Shoals is a ghost town in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 137 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Scull Shoals Historic Ruins, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Georgia, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates33.72830, -83.29280

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 53
  • Scull Shoals Historic Ruins: 0.4 mi
  • John Andrew 1758-1830: 9.2 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial Trail: 10.7 mi
  • Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood: 11.2 mi
  • Federal Raid: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Flower Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Heritage Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Herb & Physic Garden: 13.0 mi
  • International Garden: 13.0 mi
  • Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden: 13.1 mi
Museums: 9
  • Eagle Tavern Museum: 11.5 mi
  • Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 13.1 mi
  • Morgan County African-American: 13.7 mi
  • Georgia Museum of Art: 15.4 mi
  • Georgia Museum of Natural History: 15.6 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Peaks: 7
  • Coon Mountain: 7.8 mi
  • Cemetery Hill: 12.0 mi
  • Big Mountain: 15.9 mi
  • Turkey Creek Mountain: 20.1 mi
  • Jacks Creek Mountain: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Beaches: 3
  • EMC Beach: 22.1 mi
  • Senior Beach: 22.2 mi
  • Bridge Beach: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area Number 53: 19.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jacks Creek MountainWNW 289°300 m20.4 mi
Turkey Creek MountainWNW 291°273 m20.1 mi
Big MountainENE 71°230 m15.9 mi
Cemetery HillSSE 148°196 m12.0 mi
Coon MountainN 351°195 m7.8 mi
Gunn HillESE 121°182 m23.8 mi
War HillE 96°158 m23.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1219:45
June solstice06:2420:1120:48
September equinox07:2218:5919:32
December solstice07:3516:5117:29

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F444754616976797873635346
Precip in4.34.34.63.62.74.33.84.34.03.43.64.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watkinsville 5 SSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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