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Seals Knob

Seals Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Seals Knob rises to 881 m in Georgia. Blackrock Mountain stands 1,108 m to the north-northeast, 8.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Joe Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Georgia, United States of America.

Wikidata Q31591728, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
881 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.79148, -83.48433

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls
  • Stonewall Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Minnehaha Falls: 3.1 mi
  • L'Eau d'Or Falls: 6.3 mi
  • Caledonia Cascade: 6.3 mi
  • Tempesta Falls: 6.3 mi
Peaks
Parks: 51
  • Lake Seed Recreation Area: 2.1 mi
  • Rabun Beach Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
  • Nacoochee Park: 2.6 mi
  • Rabun County Park: 4.2 mi
  • Moccasin Creek State Park: 6.9 mi
Attractions: 22
Historic sites: 16
  • Rabun County Confederate Monument: 7.6 mi
  • White Church: 13.9 mi
  • Uhuburg Castle: 16.0 mi
  • Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 17.0 mi
  • Camp Toccoa: 17.3 mi
Museums: 15
  • Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 5.8 mi
  • Giddings Cottage Museum: 6.6 mi
  • The Foxfire Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Gathany Museum: 15.4 mi
  • Currahee Military Museum: 17.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Nature reserves: 8
Springs: 3
  • Chattahoochee Source Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Big Spring: 18.5 mi
  • Moody Spring: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Buck Shoals Beach: 17.8 mi
Artworks: 1
  • Big Red Apple: 19.5 mi
Rest areas: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Seals Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blackrock MountainNNE1,108 m8.5 mi
Big FaceNNE1,077 m7.7 mi
Glassy MountainNNW1,046 m3.9 mi
Billy MountainN990 m9.1 mi
Muley MountainNW990 m9.2 mi
Elisha MountainNNE989 m9.0 mi
Hellhole MountainWNW980 m8.9 mi
Falls MountainNW928 m8.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1319:46
June solstice06:2220:1420:51
September equinox07:2318:5919:32
December solstice07:3816:4817:27

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F363946556268717065554639
Precip in6.56.06.45.85.96.46.36.16.35.16.07.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Germany Valley, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 329632 — Seals Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.

OpenStreetMap element node/358714498

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