Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob rises to 470 m in South Carolina. Sassafras Mountain stands 1,087 m to the northwest, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Brown Mountain, a peak 0.8 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 2.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in South Carolina, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31657137, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 470 m
How to reach it
- 2.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Forest Heritage Scenic Byway
- 13.6 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 17.1 mi off the Whitewater Way
Overlooks nearby
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 4 mi
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 9 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 16 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Adams Creek Falls: 1.9 mi
- Rachael Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Middle Rachael Creek Falls: 3.1 mi
- Alewine Falls: 3.1 mi
- Jumble Falls: 3.1 mi
- Table Rock State Park Headquarters and Visitor Center: 2.6 mi
- Table Rock State Park Historic District: 4.0 mi
- Pickens Recreation Center: 6.2 mi
- Jaycee Park: 6.3 mi
- Pickens Doodle Park: 6.8 mi
- Brown Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Chapman Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Walnut Cove Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Tater Hill: 2.5 mi
- Long Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Honey: 14.5 mi
- Springtime in TR: 14.5 mi
- Softball statue: 14.8 mi
- Doughboy: 15.2 mi
- We all Need Safe Places To Walk and Ride: 16.0 mi
- Looper Memorial Marker: 7.4 mi
- Caesars Head Hotel: 9.5 mi
- Lake Wattacoo: 9.8 mi
- Jennings Mill: 11.6 mi
- Trestle ruins: 11.6 mi
- The Real American Tea Museum: 3.3 mi
- Irma Morris Museum of Fine Arts: 6.7 mi
- Pickens County Museum of Art & History: 7.0 mi
- History Museum of Travelers Rest: 14.6 mi
- World of Energy: 17.2 mi
- English Garden: 6.7 mi
- Trail Roundabout: 14.8 mi
- Janie Earle Furman Rose Garden: 15.0 mi
- Asia Garden: 15.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 15.3 mi
- The Twelve Mile Defense Bear: 6.9 mi
- Devil's Kitchen: 9.4 mi
- Tiny Town: 13.8 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 14.8 mi
- Steamer Car: 15.8 mi
- Raven Cliff: 8.6 mi
- El Lieutenant: 8.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 12.5 mi
- Dunns Rock: 13.9 mi
- Castle Rock: 14.2 mi
- South: 17.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 19.9 mi
- Sycamore Flats Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Pavilion 2: 20.4 mi
- Pavilion 1: 20.4 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 12.3 mi
- North Beach: 15.8 mi
- South Beach: 17.1 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 22.1 mi
- East Beach: 22.9 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 13.4 mi
- Bracken Preserve: 18.8 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 12.3 mi
- Indian Spring: 18.5 mi
- Moody Spring: 22.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 23.3 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 8.2 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sassafras Mountain | NW 322° | 1,087 m | 7.4 mi |
| Hickorynut Mountain | NW 320° | 1,063 m | 6.1 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | NW 325° | 1,041 m | 4.4 mi |
| Coldbranch Mountain | N 9° | 1,016 m | 8.1 mi |
| Slicking Mountain | N 360° | 1,013 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rock Mountain | NW 313° | 1,003 m | 6.0 mi |
| Whiteoak Mountain | NNW 331° | 1,002 m | 6.8 mi |
| Dolves Mountain | NNW 348° | 1,001 m | 7.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:09 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:11 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:56 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
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 | 50 | 58 | 66 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 6.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Table Rock, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357095917
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