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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

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
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
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: 9
Nature reserves: 9
  • Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 14.8 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 15.9 mi
  • Mark Trail Wilderness: 17.5 mi
  • Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 18.2 mi
  • Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 18.9 mi
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 MountainNNE 25°1,108 m8.5 mi
Big FaceNNE 17°1,077 m7.7 mi
Glassy MountainNNW 346°1,046 m3.9 mi
Billy MountainN 9°990 m9.1 mi
Muley MountainNW 307°990 m9.2 mi
Elisha MountainNNE 15°989 m9.0 mi
Hellhole MountainWNW 300°980 m8.9 mi
Oakey MountainSW 230°960 m4.5 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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