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Sky Valley is a city in Rabun County, Georgia, United States and is nestled in a mountain valley on the northwest slopes of Rabun Bald, Georgia's second-highest peak. Incorporated in March 1978, [ 4 ] it recorded a total population of 250 as of the 2000 U.S. census , and 482 as of 2020.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 249 square miles (640 km 2), of which 243 square miles (630 km 2) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km 2) (2.3%) is water.
Rabun Bald, with an elevation of 4,696 feet (1,431 m), is the second-highest peak in the U.S. state of Georgia; only Brasstown Bald 4,784 feet (1,458 m) is higher. It is immediately southeast of Sky Valley, Georgia, and is the tallest mountain in the county.
The year 2018 was the wettest on record in the county's history. The National Weather Service cooperative observation station in northwest Rabun's Germany Valley measured 116.48 inches of rain during the year. During 2020, the Germany Valley NWS station reported a yearly precipitation total of 100.19 inches.
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A sky chart showing the location of Comet C/2022 E3 (ZTF) throughout January. (NASA) The easiest time to see the comet will be during the second weekend of February as it passes incredibly close ...
Mud Creek Falls is a waterfall located in the small resort city of Sky Valley, Georgia in Rabun County, Georgia that cascades for over 100 feet eventually into Estatoah Falls near Dillard, Georgia. No hiking is required to reach the falls. It is reachable by car and has parking within 50–75 feet and is usually accommodating to handicapped.
The Big Dipper seen from Fujian. The constellation of Ursa Major (Latin: Greater Bear) has been seen as a bear, a wagon, or a ladle.The "bear" tradition is Indo-European (appearing in Greek, as well as in Vedic India), [7] but apparently the name "bear" has parallels in Siberian or North American traditions.