Old Bill Knob
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
- 5.0 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 8.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 14.4 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 17 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 18 mi
- Shute Cove Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Grassy Knob: 0.5 mi
- Eagle Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Buck Knob: 1.1 mi
- Jewell Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Skut Knob: 2.0 mi
- 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
- Howitzer: 2.8 mi
- Fishing Hole Rock: 4.7 mi
- Waterwheel: 4.7 mi
- Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds: 5.1 mi
- Turbine: 7.3 mi
- Sheep Nose: 9.9 mi
- Blue Bluff: 10.2 mi
- Grimes Nose: 16.4 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 18.9 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 19.3 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 16.0 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 16.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 18.2 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 21.6 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 21.7 mi
- 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
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 13.2 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.5 mi
- Nantahala National Forest: 19.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 23.1 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 4.7 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 21.3 mi
- Franklin Garden: 23.7 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 10.7 mi
- Big Spring: 14.1 mi
- Wine Spring: 16.6 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 16.4 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 16.4 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 16.4 mi
- Burton: 11.1 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 20.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.4 miles of Old Bill Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower Bald | ENE 59° | 1,338 m | 4.6 mi |
| Shooting Creek Bald | ENE 58° | 1,311 m | 4.0 mi |
| Sharp Top | ENE 59° | 1,309 m | 6.3 mi |
| Double Spring Knob | SSE 159° | 1,304 m | 5.2 mi |
| Eagle Mountain | N 358° | 1,276 m | 1.0 mi |
| Sassafras Knob | NE 34° | 1,237 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mayapple Knob | NE 47° | 1,221 m | 2.6 mi |
| Rattlesnake Knob | NE 54° | 1,212 m | 3.2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358717682
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