Grassy Knob
Grassy Knob rises to 959 m in Georgia. Hightower Bald stands 1,338 m to the northeast, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Bill Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.5 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31583950, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 959 m
How to reach it
- 5.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.9 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 18.2 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Falls: 7.7 mi
- Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.0 mi
- Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 8.2 mi
- Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 8.2 mi
- Old Bill Knob: 0.5 mi
- Jewell Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.1 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Old Nell Knob: 2.2 mi
- Hiawassee Town Square: 3.7 mi
- Towns County Park: 4.9 mi
- Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 5.0 mi
- Gibson Cove: 7.7 mi
- Nantahala Purchase Unit: 7.9 mi
- Howitzer: 2.4 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 4.7 mi
- Waterwheel: 4.7 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
- Turbine: 7.5 mi
- Blue Bluff: 9.8 mi
- Sheep Nose: 9.8 mi
- Grimes Nose: 16.0 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 18.8 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 19.1 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 15.8 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.9 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 17.8 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 21.5 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 21.7 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 16.6 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.0 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 17.3 mi
- White Church: 18.1 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 4.0 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 12.7 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.0 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 20.1 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 21.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 24.2 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.2 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.2 mi
- Big Spring: 14.5 mi
- Wine Spring: 17.1 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 16.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 16.4 mi
- Burton: 10.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Grassy Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower Bald | NE 55° | 1,338 m | 5.0 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | NE 54° | 1,311 m | 4.4 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | SSE 155° | 1,304 m | 4.9 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 5° | 1,276 m | 1.5 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NNE 32° | 1,237 m | 2.8 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | NE 43° | 1,221 m | 3.1 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NE 50° | 1,212 m | 3.6 mi |
| Dismal Knob | SSE 151° | 1,199 m | 4.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:13 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:15 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:49 | 17:28 |
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 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 67 | 57 | 46 | 40 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hayesville 1 NE, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 331851 — Grassy Knob, Towns County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358717172
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