Sheep Knob
Sheep Knob rises to 810 m in Georgia. Coosa Bald stands 1,303 m to the southeast, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Nextgen Pest Solutions, a garden 0.8 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Union County, Georgia, United States of America; geonames ID = 4222297.
Wikidata Q31591998, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 810 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 16.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Nantahala Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Ocoee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 14 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 17 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Akin Mountain: 2.0 mi
- Rector Knob: 2.0 mi
- Clements Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Fish Knob: 2.2 mi
- West Wildcat Knob: 2.6 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 3.9 mi
- Meeks Park II: 4.6 mi
- Meeks Park: 4.7 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 4.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Purchase Unit: 5.3 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 6.2 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 8.3 mi
- Serenberry Vineyards Tasting Room: 8.8 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 10.1 mi
- Chattahoochee Forest National Fish Hatchery: 10.4 mi
- Sea Creek Falls: 4.9 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 8.6 mi
- Nottely Falls: 9.1 mi
- Lower Canada Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Upper Canada Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 13.2 mi
- MacKaye Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail Southern Terminus: 16.4 mi
- Appalachian Trail Plaque: 16.4 mi
- Site of Fort Butler: 17.5 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 5.8 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 8.0 mi
- Cherokee County Historical Museum: 17.9 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 20.7 mi
- Dahlonega Historic Gold Meusem: 20.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 11.8 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 12.0 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 12.2 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.3 mi
- Crowder Bluff: 15.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 15.8 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 17.4 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 0.8 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 18.2 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 22.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 15.2 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 15.2 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 15.2 mi
- Poop Island: 13.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 14.0 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 20.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 7.2 miles of Sheep Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coosa Bald | SE 127° | 1,303 m | 5.7 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | SE 130° | 1,197 m | 6.4 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | SE 138° | 1,138 m | 3.8 mi |
| Parke Knob | SW 225° | 1,102 m | 2.8 mi |
| Big Grassy Knob | ESE 120° | 1,101 m | 5.4 mi |
| Akin Mountain | S 191° | 1,077 m | 2.0 mi |
| Buck Knob | SSE 157° | 1,077 m | 2.8 mi |
| Middle Bald | SE 142° | 1,077 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:15 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:16 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:01 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:51 | 17:29 |
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 | 41 | 47 | 55 | 63 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 57 | 47 | 41 |
| Precip in | 5.8 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Blairsville EXP STN, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/358714553
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