Locust Stake ORV Area
Locust Stake ORV Area is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 362 m. Oakey Mountain stands 960 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Quarry Mountain, a peak 1.6 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 19 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 362 m
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 19.8 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 22.1 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 23.3 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 24 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rock Quarry Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Davis Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Currahee Mountain: 3.6 mi
- Farmer Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Brady Hill: 5.9 mi
- Alewine Park: 2.5 mi
- Alewine Park: 2.6 mi
- Henderson Falls Park: 3.4 mi
- Lake Russell State Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Leo Park: 5.0 mi
- Toccoa Falls: 2.1 mi
- Panther Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
- Boyer Falls: 9.0 mi
- Longnose Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Battle Creek Falls: 9.5 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 6.6 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 15.5 mi
- M60: 19.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.3 mi
- Helen Tubing & Waterpark: 20.0 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 1.9 mi
- Stephens County High School: 8.8 mi
- Leatherwood Baptist Church: 8.8 mi
- Lane Family Historical Cemetery: 9.4 mi
- Banks-Maxwell Cemetery: 9.8 mi
- Gathany Museum: 1.9 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 2.0 mi
- Currahee Military Museum: 3.3 mi
- Loudermilk Boarding House Museum: 8.9 mi
- Travelers Rest: 8.9 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 16.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 24.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 24.8 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 25.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 24.6 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 13.5 mi
- Garrison Shoals: 20.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 19.8 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 21.9 mi
- Big Red Apple: 9.0 mi
- Grimes Nose: 18.2 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 18.9 mi
- Burton: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Locust Stake ORV Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakey Mountain | NW 323° | 960 m | 14.6 mi |
| Joe Mountain | NNW 339° | 917 m | 14.6 mi |
| Stamp Knob | NNW 342° | 906 m | 14.3 mi |
| Seals Knob | NNW 340° | 881 m | 15.5 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | NNW 334° | 862 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jameson Mountain | NNW 346° | 821 m | 15.8 mi |
| Flat Creek Mountain | NW 324° | 818 m | 13.6 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNW 333° | 817 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 3 mi away.
- Common Box Turtle3 obs
- striped wintergreen3 obs
- rue anemone3 obs
- dimpled trout lily3 obs
- Swainson's Thrush2 obs
- bloodroot2 obs
- galax2 obs
- hemp dogbane2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358715810
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