Blacks Creek Knob
Blacks Creek Knob rises to 1,122 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northeast, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Rattlesnake Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in United States of America.
Wikidata Q31578973, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,122 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.2 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 13.1 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 20 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 25 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 5.5 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 5.6 mi
- Dome Falls: 5.7 mi
- Serenity Falls: 6.9 mi
- Lower Serenity Falls: 6.9 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 2.4 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 3.3 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 4.1 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 4.3 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Rattlesnake Knob: 0.4 mi
- Oakey Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Double Knob: 1.5 mi
- Raven Knob: 1.6 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 3.3 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 12.2 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 13.4 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 14.1 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 17.5 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 1.9 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 9.5 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 14.8 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 15.0 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 16.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 2.5 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.2 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 11.2 mi
- Sunset Rock: 12.0 mi
- Cullasaja Gorge: 13.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 4.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 9.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 15.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 16.5 mi
- Oconee Station: 16.5 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 3.5 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 11.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 12.1 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 12.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 17.5 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 23.6 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 11.8 mi
- Moody Spring: 14.4 mi
- Wine Spring: 21.7 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 24.5 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 24.8 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 12.9 mi
- Burton: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Blacks Creek Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NE 45° | 1,431 m | 3.5 mi |
| Flint Knob | NNE 32° | 1,283 m | 3.1 mi |
| Osage Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,272 m | 6.2 mi |
| Flat Top | NE 47° | 1,259 m | 2.2 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNE 18° | 1,246 m | 3.0 mi |
| Fodderstack | NE 46° | 1,209 m | 4.2 mi |
| Ford Mountain | NNE 28° | 1,197 m | 4.6 mi |
| Thomas Knob | NNE 14° | 1,180 m | 5.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:14 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331176 — Blacks Creek Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358716511
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