Oakey Top
Oakey Top rises to 783 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the northwest, 6.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Burrell Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.
The story
mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31588184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 783 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.6 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Dry Falls Viewing Platform · 11 mi
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 14 mi
- Whitewater Falls Viewing Platform · 14 mi
- Rainbow Falls · 18 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burrell Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Willis Knob: 1.3 mi
- Old Mossy Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Holden Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Norton Ridge: 1.7 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 1.8 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 5.4 mi
- Blue Valley Experimental Forest: 6.8 mi
- Cherry Hill Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 8.5 mi
- Snider Falls: 1.9 mi
- Ira Branch Falls: 3.7 mi
- Licklog Falls: 4.5 mi
- Pigpen Falls: 4.6 mi
- Upper Pigpen Falls: 4.6 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 10.7 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 13.1 mi
- Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 13.1 mi
- Oconee History Museum: 13.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 6.0 mi
- The Catstairs: 8.9 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 9.0 mi
- Sunset Rock: 9.2 mi
- Chattooga Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Chattooga Town: 2.0 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 8.1 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 8.8 mi
- Oconee Station: 9.1 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 11.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 9.5 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 13.1 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 16.1 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 20.4 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 21.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 4.3 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 8.5 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Moody Spring: 7.0 mi
- Big Spring: 18.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 21.8 mi
- Indian Spring: 23.8 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 17.1 mi
- North Beach: 17.5 mi
- South Beach: 17.7 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 20.6 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.0 mi
- Common Gardening: 18.0 mi
- Franklin Garden: 20.9 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 17.2 mi
- South: 17.7 mi
- Burton: 20.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.1 miles of Oakey Top. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | NW 304° | 1,431 m | 6.3 mi |
| Flint Knob | WNW 301° | 1,283 m | 7.0 mi |
| Flat Top | WNW 292° | 1,259 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fodderstack | NW 310° | 1,209 m | 6.1 mi |
| Double Knob | WNW 286° | 1,107 m | 6.7 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NNE 32° | 1,060 m | 7.1 mi |
| Wilson Knob | WNW 287° | 1,059 m | 6.5 mi |
| Glade Mountain | NE 36° | 1,005 m | 7.1 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 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 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, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329082 — Oakey Top, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358713739
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