Sheep Knob
Sheep Knob rises to 834 m in Georgia. Rabun Bald stands 1,431 m to the north, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Warwoman Wildlife Management Area, a park 0.7 miles away. Waterfall Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Rabun County, Georgia, United States of America.
Wikidata Q31591954, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 834 m
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Mountain Waters Scenic Byway
- 10.9 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 16.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Whitewater Falls Overlook · 18 mi
- Gorges Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Indian Grave Hill: 1.1 mi
- Big Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wilson Knob: 1.6 mi
- Double Knob: 1.7 mi
- Katy Knob: 2.0 mi
- Upper Middle Creek Falls: 6.1 mi
- Middle Creek Falls: 6.3 mi
- Dome Falls: 6.5 mi
- Lower Serenity Falls: 6.6 mi
- Serenity Falls: 6.6 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 0.7 mi
- Warwoman Dell: 3.8 mi
- Stekoa Creek Park: 5.6 mi
- Chattooga Wild and Scenic River: 6.1 mi
- Black Rock Mountain State Park: 6.2 mi
- The Foxfire Museum: 5.2 mi
- Highlands Nature Center: 11.2 mi
- Old Tallulah Falls Jail: 13.5 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 14.2 mi
- Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 17.3 mi
- Sheep Cliff: 4.1 mi
- The Catstairs: 7.9 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 9.6 mi
- Sunset Rock: 10.9 mi
- Wildcat Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Rabun County Confederate Monument: 6.2 mi
- Chattooga Town: 7.6 mi
- Air Force B25C Plane Crash Memorial: 13.2 mi
- General Pickens Monument: 14.3 mi
- Oconee Station: 14.3 mi
- 12 Spies Vineyards: 4.0 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 11.0 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 16.0 mi
- Wasilik Poplar: 16.9 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 17.4 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 1.4 mi
- Brushy Face Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Satulah Mountain Preserves: 10.2 mi
- Ralph and Louise Sargent Preserve: 11.2 mi
- Kelsey Trail Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Franklin Garden: 18.5 mi
- Common Gardening: 23.3 mi
- Annie Dee Leatherman Smith Memorial Garden: 24.0 mi
- Clarkesville Habersham Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Sandstone Beach: 22.4 mi
- North Beach: 23.0 mi
- South Beach: 23.0 mi
- Sandbar Pool Beach: 23.7 mi
- Moody Spring: 12.4 mi
- Big Spring: 13.6 mi
- Wine Spring: 23.5 mi
- Smoky Mountain Visitor Center: 14.1 mi
- Burton: 15.3 mi
- South: 23.1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rabun Bald | N 6° | 1,431 m | 3.0 mi |
| Flint Knob | N 351° | 1,283 m | 3.2 mi |
| Osage Mountain | NNE 11° | 1,272 m | 5.9 mi |
| Flat Top | NNW 345° | 1,259 m | 2.1 mi |
| Alex Mountain | NNW 341° | 1,246 m | 3.6 mi |
| Duck Mountain | N 3° | 1,243 m | 7.2 mi |
| Fodderstack | NNE 15° | 1,209 m | 3.6 mi |
| Ford Mountain | N 1° | 1,197 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:21 | 20:13 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:47 | 17:26 |
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 | 40 | 43 | 49 | 57 | 65 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 69 | 59 | 49 | 42 |
| Precip in | 6.8 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 6.4 | 5.7 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 7.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clayton 1 SSW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333022 — Sheep Knob, Rabun County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718174
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