Chestnut Knob
Chestnut Knob rises to 1,003 m in Georgia. Big Scaly stands 1,539 m to the north-northeast, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Cliff Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31580709, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1,003 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 11.5 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 15.1 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 20 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Cliff Knob: 0.6 mi
- Black Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Rock Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Poplar Cove Mountain: 1.5 mi
- River Mountain: 1.6 mi
- 501 Falls: 4.6 mi
- Bull Cove Falls: 5.0 mi
- High Falls: 6.1 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 6.1 mi
- Thomas Falls: 6.1 mi
- Coleman River Scenic Area: 1.7 mi
- Coleman River Wildlife Management Area: 5.1 mi
- Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.2 mi
- Standing Indian Wildlife Management Area: 7.4 mi
- Bettys Creek Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Sliding Rock - Wildcat Creek: 7.2 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 7.7 mi
- Howitzer: 9.2 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 11.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 11.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 12.3 mi
- Blue Bluff: 16.0 mi
- Grimes Nose: 16.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Sheep Nose: 16.8 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 18.2 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 9.9 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 16.3 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 17.3 mi
- Macon County Historical Museum: 20.1 mi
- Scottish Tartans Museum: 20.2 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 9.2 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 10.2 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 18.7 mi
- White Church: 18.7 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 21.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 11.5 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 21.8 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.3 mi
- Big Spring: 10.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 15.0 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 23.1 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 23.1 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 23.1 mi
- Burton: 7.0 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 15.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Chestnut Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Scaly | NNE 19° | 1,539 m | 6.1 mi |
| Little Bald | NNE 33° | 1,527 m | 5.1 mi |
| Kitchens Knob | N 356° | 1,462 m | 5.7 mi |
| Courthouse Bald | N 350° | 1,414 m | 4.8 mi |
| Dicks Knob | NE 38° | 1,409 m | 4.4 mi |
| Whiteoak Stamp | N 356° | 1,403 m | 6.3 mi |
| Grassy Ridge | NE 55° | 1,343 m | 6.0 mi |
| Hightower Bald | NW 320° | 1,338 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:59 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:48 | 17:27 |
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 | 36 | 39 | 46 | 55 | 62 | 68 | 71 | 70 | 65 | 55 | 46 | 39 |
| Precip in | 6.5 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 5.8 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 6.0 | 7.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 327443 — Chestnut Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358711709
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