Sheriff Knob
Sheriff Knob rises to 1,034 m in Georgia. Blood Mountain stands 1,355 m to the south, 2.1 miles off. The nearest named place is John B. Derden CCC Museum, a museum 0.6 miles away. Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway passes 2.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Georgia, United States of America
Wikidata Q31592097, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 1034 m
How to reach it
- 2.8 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
- 18.5 mi off the Waterfall Byway
- 24.1 mi off the Nantahala Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Raven Cliffs · 7 mi
- Waterfall view deck · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vogel State Park: 0.7 mi
- Reece State Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Coopers Creek Wildlife Management Area: 5.9 mi
- Meeks Park II: 6.8 mi
- Meeks Park (expansion): 7.0 mi
- Frady Mountain: 1.0 mi
- Yellow Mountain: 1.2 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.3 mi
- Chestnut Knob: 1.7 mi
- Ben Knob: 1.8 mi
- Byron Herbert Reece Farm and Heritage Center: 1.5 mi
- World's Largest Amish Chair: 5.1 mi
- Track Rock Gap Petroglyph Site: 8.4 mi
- Trahlyta Burial Ground: 9.9 mi
- Smokey and the Bandit: 10.7 mi
- Nottely Falls: 2.0 mi
- Helton Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- Blood Mountain Creek Falls: 2.5 mi
- DeSoto Falls: 3.7 mi
- Upper DeSoto Falls: 3.8 mi
- Senator Richard B. Russell Scenic Highway, 1969: 5.8 mi
- Uhuburg Castle: 11.5 mi
- White Church: 15.2 mi
- Towns County Veterans Memorial Park: 15.8 mi
- Mcdonalds House: 16.7 mi
- John B. Derden CCC Museum: 0.6 mi
- Old Union County Courthouse: 7.4 mi
- White County History Museum: 15.4 mi
- Historic White County Courthouse Museum: 15.4 mi
- Yahoola Cherokee Museum: 16.6 mi
- Shellot Cliffs: 4.7 mi
- Blue Bluff: 8.7 mi
- Sheep Nose: 14.5 mi
- Grimes Nose: 15.6 mi
- Cobb Bluff: 18.3 mi
- Mark Trail Wilderness: 8.7 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 8.9 mi
- Chattahoochee Wildlife Management Area: 9.7 mi
- Henry Grady Burrell Preserve: 14.5 mi
- Blue Ridge Wildlife Management Area: 15.0 mi
- Nextgen Pest Solutions: 7.8 mi
- Storm Debris Site Test: 16.0 mi
- Hamilton Gardens: 16.4 mi
- Rivercane Rendezvous: 18.5 mi
- Eagle Dancer: 18.5 mi
- Rivercane Clan Pole: 18.5 mi
- Poop Island: 20.3 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 22.5 mi
- Chattahoochee Source Spring: 8.6 mi
- Lake Zwerner Yahoola Creek Reservoir Access 2: 15.8 mi
- Cherokee Lake Picnic Area: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 6.0 miles of Sheriff Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blood Mountain | S 185° | 1,355 m | 2.1 mi |
| Slaughter Mountain | SSW 212° | 1,317 m | 1.8 mi |
| Coosa Bald | WNW 289° | 1,303 m | 1.8 mi |
| Wildcat Knob | W 265° | 1,197 m | 1.3 mi |
| Cowrock | SE 127° | 1,170 m | 5.5 mi |
| Levelland Mountain | SE 144° | 1,160 m | 3.4 mi |
| Green Cliff Top | SE 127° | 1,153 m | 5.3 mi |
| Wolf Laurel Top | SE 133° | 1,151 m | 4.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:14 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:24 | 20:16 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 19:01 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:50 | 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 333030 — Sheriff Knob, Union County, Georgia.
OpenStreetMap element node/358718185
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