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Old Bill Knob

Old Bill Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Old Bill Knob rises to 980 m in Georgia. Hightower Bald stands 1,338 m to the east-northeast, 4.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Grassy Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 5.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Georgia, United States of America

Wikidata Q31588233, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
980 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.94926, -83.68961

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Hiawassee Town Square: 3.8 mi
  • Towns County Park: 4.9 mi
  • Lake Chatuge Recreation Area: 5.1 mi
  • Gibson Cove: 7.5 mi
  • Nantahala Purchase Unit: 7.7 mi
Waterfalls
  • Hemlock Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Upper Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Lower Sorrels Branch Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Upper Garrett Branch Falls: 8.7 mi
  • Lower Garrett Branch Falls: 8.7 mi
Attractions: 22
  • Howitzer: 2.8 mi
  • Fishing Hole Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Waterwheel: 4.7 mi
  • Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
  • Turbine: 7.3 mi
Cliffs: 12
Museums: 10
Historic sites: 7
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 17.0 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 17.1 mi
  • Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 17.8 mi
  • White Church: 18.5 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Gardens: 4
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Wine Spring: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 6.3 miles of Old Bill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hightower BaldENE 59°1,338 m4.6 mi
Shooting Creek BaldENE 58°1,311 m4.0 mi
Sharp TopENE 59°1,309 m6.3 mi
Double Spring KnobSSE 159°1,304 m5.2 mi
Eagle MountainN 358°1,276 m1.0 mi
Sassafras KnobNE 34°1,237 m2.3 mi
Mayapple KnobNE 47°1,221 m2.6 mi
Rattlesnake KnobNE 54°1,212 m3.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:47
June solstice06:2220:1520:53
September equinox07:2319:0019:33
December solstice07:4016:4917:28

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F374047546370737267574640

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

OpenStreetMap element node/358717682

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