Buzzard Rock
Buzzard Rock rises to 817 m in Georgia. Satulah Mountain stands 1,377 m to the north-northwest, 4.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Bill Mountain, a peak 0.4 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 4.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31580072, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 817 m
How to reach it
- 4.6 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 5.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 8.9 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 15 mi
- Rough Butt Bald Overlook (MP 425.4) · 26 mi
- Wolf Mountain Overlook (MP 424.8) · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Secret Falls: 1.8 mi
- Slick Stick Falls: 2.8 mi
- Lower Stick Falls: 2.8 mi
- Stick Falls: 2.9 mi
- Little Creek Falls: 3.2 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 4.8 mi
- Ravenel Park: 4.8 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
- Dixon Park: 5.3 mi
- Kelsey-Hutchinson Park: 5.4 mi
- Bill Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Cook Mountain: 0.5 mi
- Brown Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Gibbs Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Dyer Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 13.9 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 15.8 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 15.8 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 1.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 4.8 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 4.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 6.2 mi
- The Catstairs: 7.0 mi
- Chattooga Town: 4.8 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 5.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 9.1 mi
- Oconee Station: 10.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 15.1 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.8 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 15.9 mi
- Bear Lake Reserve: 18.7 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 19.9 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 21.4 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 4.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 7.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 4.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 17.6 mi
- Big Spring: 18.5 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 14.3 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 15.6 mi
- North Beach: 17.3 mi
- South Beach: 17.9 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.1 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.6 mi
- Cullowhee Community Garden: 23.4 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 23.7 mi
- Ear: 22.4 mi
- Chalice: 23.0 mi
- American Eclipse: 23.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.8 mi
- South: 17.9 mi
- Burton: 24.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 5.4 miles of Buzzard Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Satulah Mountain | NNW 340° | 1,377 m | 4.2 mi |
| Blackrock Mountain | N 9° | 1,328 m | 5.3 mi |
| Little Fodderstack Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,296 m | 4.4 mi |
| Fodderstack Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,295 m | 4.1 mi |
| Brushy Face | NW 325° | 1,293 m | 4.9 mi |
| Little Yellow Mountain | NW 326° | 1,281 m | 5.3 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNW 330° | 1,230 m | 5.0 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | NW 319° | 1,173 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:11 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:20 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:58 | 19:31 |
| 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 | 37 | 40 | 45 | 53 | 60 | 67 | 70 | 69 | 64 | 54 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 8.1 | 6.2 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 7.8 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jocassee 8 WNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358716686
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