Scull Shoals Experimental Forest
Scull Shoals Experimental Forest is a park in Georgia, at a recorded elevation of 143 m. Jacks Creek Mountain stands 300 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Scull Shoals Historic Ruins, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 143 m
How to reach it
- 26.9 mi off the Monticello Crossroads Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Historic Piedmont Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Saddle Park: 7.3 mi
- Heritage Park: 10.1 mi
- Watkinsville Woods: 10.4 mi
- South Main Street Historic District: 10.6 mi
- Thomas Farm Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Scull Shoals Historic Ruins: 2.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial Trail: 8.6 mi
- John Andrew 1758-1830: 9.3 mi
- Birthplace of Bishop A. G. Haygood and Miss Laura A. Haygood: 10.4 mi
- Farmhouse Chimney: 12.1 mi
- Iron Horse: 2.7 mi
- Oconee County Cultural Arts Foundation (O.C.A.F.): 10.6 mi
- Phyllotaxis: 11.0 mi
- Freedom Stands Guard: 11.7 mi
- Manu: 11.9 mi
- Flower Garden: 11.6 mi
- Heritage Garden: 11.7 mi
- Herb & Physic Garden: 11.7 mi
- International Garden: 11.7 mi
- Alice H. Richards Children’s Garden: 11.8 mi
- Georgia Nature Center: 7.0 mi
- Trove Open Area: 9.9 mi
- Trove Open Area: 10.0 mi
- Trove Open Space: 10.0 mi
- Whitehall Shoals Heritage and Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Eagle Tavern Museum: 10.7 mi
- Porcelain and Decorative Arts Museum: 11.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Art: 13.8 mi
- Georgia Museum of Natural History: 14.1 mi
- Carter-Coile Country Doctors Museum: 14.5 mi
- Coon Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 13.3 mi
- Big Mountain: 14.2 mi
- Turkey Creek Mountain: 20.6 mi
- Jacks Creek Mountain: 21.0 mi
- Athens Gneiss Drill Core: 14.4 mi
- The Arch: 15.0 mi
- Tree That Owns Itself: 15.0 mi
- EMC Beach: 24.5 mi
- Senior Beach: 24.5 mi
- Bridge Beach: 24.6 mi
- Scull Shoals: 2.4 mi
- Barnett Shoals: 6.2 mi
- Rest Area Number 53: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Scull Shoals Experimental Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacks Creek Mountain | WNW 282° | 300 m | 21.0 mi |
| Turkey Creek Mountain | WNW 284° | 273 m | 20.6 mi |
| Big Mountain | ENE 77° | 230 m | 14.2 mi |
| Cemetery Hill | SSE 157° | 196 m | 13.3 mi |
| Coon Mountain | NNW 336° | 195 m | 6.2 mi |
| Gunn Hill | SE 127° | 182 m | 24.0 mi |
| War Hill | ESE 101° | 158 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:11 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
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 | 44 | 47 | 54 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Watkinsville 5 SSE, 7 mi away.
- Common Whitetail24 obs
- Anglepod23 obs
- mayapple22 obs
- southern adder's-tongue21 obs
- butterfly milkweed19 obs
- cross vine19 obs
- rattlesnake fern19 obs
- striped wintergreen19 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/358715806
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