Toccoa Falls
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Toccoa Falls is a waterfall in Georgia, at a modelled elevation of 283 m. Joe Mountain stands 917 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Gathany Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 18 miles off.
The story
Toccoa Falls is a waterfall on Toccoa Creek with a vertical drop of 186 feet (57 m) on the campus of the University of Toccoa Falls in Stephens County, Georgia, United States. Toccoa comes from the Cherokee word "Tagwâ′hĭ", meaning "Catawba place" or "beautiful".
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Wikidata Q10842968, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 56.7 m
How to reach it
- 17.7 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 17.9 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.4 mi off the Oscar Wigington Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Russell-Brasstown National Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Waterfall view deck · 26 mi
- Raven Cliffs · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Panther Creek Falls: 5.8 mi
- Longnose Creek Falls: 7.0 mi
- Boyer Falls: 7.2 mi
- Battle Creek Falls: 8.1 mi
- Little Brasstown Falls: 9.0 mi
- Rock Quarry Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Davis Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lee Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Black Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Currahee Mountain: 4.7 mi
- Alewine Park: 1.1 mi
- Henderson Falls Park: 1.6 mi
- Locust Stake ORV Area: 2.1 mi
- Leo Park: 3.2 mi
- Cool Springs Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 3.7 mi
- Stephens County High School: 8.0 mi
- Colonel Cleveland Monument: 9.6 mi
- Leatherwood Baptist Church: 10.6 mi
- Banks-Maxwell Cemetery: 11.2 mi
- Habersham County Fairgrounds: 8.1 mi
- forest service Rd 27: 15.5 mi
- Stonewall Creek Vineyards Tasting Room: 18.8 mi
- Oconee County Cage: 20.3 mi
- M60: 20.8 mi
- Gathany Museum: 0.2 mi
- Currahee Military Museum: 2.0 mi
- Camp Toccoa: 3.7 mi
- Travelers Rest: 7.0 mi
- Giddings Cottage Museum: 9.5 mi
- Buck Shoals Beach: 15.4 mi
- Garrison Shoals: 22.5 mi
- Georgia Visitor Information Center - I 85 South: 18.6 mi
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 20.6 mi
- Wilson Shoals WMA: 18.7 mi
- Warwoman Wildlife Management Area: 23.3 mi
- Big Red Apple: 11.1 mi
- Tugaloo State Park: 17.6 mi
- Grimes Nose: 19.2 mi
- Burton: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Toccoa Falls. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mountain | NNW 331° | 917 m | 14.3 mi |
| Stamp Knob | NNW 334° | 906 m | 14.0 mi |
| Seals Knob | NNW 332° | 881 m | 15.2 mi |
| Pigeon Mountain | NW 323° | 862 m | 11.1 mi |
| Jameson Mountain | NNW 339° | 821 m | 15.3 mi |
| Flat Creek Mountain | NW 315° | 818 m | 13.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NW 322° | 817 m | 11.3 mi |
| Oakey Mountain | NNW 338° | 796 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:12 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:22 | 20:13 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:59 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:49 | 17:27 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 46 |
| Precip in | 5.5 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Toccoa, 2 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–Apr, Sep–Nov — fullest in Feb, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 80.4 | 107 | 104 | 103 | 77.1 | 65.3 | 42.8 | 52.9 | 105 | 81.3 | 85.6 | 55.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Tallulah River AB Powerhouse, NR Tallulah Falls,ga, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/404574986
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