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Grant Meadow Overlook

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Looking north-west from Grant Meadow Overlook. Terrain at true elevation.

Grant Meadow Overlook sits at 1,192 feet along the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, facing 310 degrees with the land dropping 49 feet within 600 meters of the pullout. The view opens northwest and west toward Table Rock, at 3,123 feet, and a viewpoint 1.5 miles out at 3,072 feet, with the Table Rock view point sitting north-northwest at 2,881 feet. Halfway Shelter is visible to the west-northwest at 1.8 miles, and three waterfalls line up to the west: Spring Bluff Falls at 2.2 miles, Pinnacle Mountain Falls at 2.3 miles, and Mill Creek Falls at 2.4 miles. The 310-degree orientation faces toward sunset, roughly 40 degrees off square from due west, which puts the higher terrain and falls in the same general direction as the evening light. Greenville is 20.5 miles to the southeast, Greer 26.7 miles east-southeast, and Anderson 36.5 miles to the south. Chandler Rock Overlook is the previous stop along this route.

Access
On the byway
Elevation
1,192 ft
View
Northwest · 310°
Light
Best at sunset
Relief
49 ft drop
In view
7 named features
Roper House Complex
Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
The Table Rock Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Site — a stone lodge the CCC restored. Historic district contributing property to the Table Rock State Park Historic District . Located within Table Rock State Park , Pickens County, South Carolina.
Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Log cabin — a historic district contributing property to the Table Rock State Park Historic District . Located in Table Rock State Park , northern Pickens County, South Carolina.
Bill Fitzpatrick · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
Table Rock through the mist
olekinderhook · CC BY 3.0 · source
Southern Devil Scorpion ( Vaejovis carolinianus )
kcthetc1 · CC0 · source

What you’re looking at

Named terrain inside the view from this overlook, nearest first.

  • view point3,072 ftnorthwest · 1.5 mi
  • Table rock view point2,881 ftnorth-northwest · 1.5 mi
  • Table Rock3,123 ftnorthwest · 1.6 mi
  • Halfway Shelter2,515 ftwest-northwest · 1.8 mi
  • Spring Bluff Falls2,292 ftwest · 2.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Mountain Falls2,113 ftwest · 2.3 mi
  • Mill Creek Falls2,369 ftwest · 2.4 mi

Light

This overlook faces sunset — 40° off square to it.

DateSunriseSunsetGolden hour
March equinox07:3519:4319:09
June solstice06:1820:4920:11
September equinox07:1919:2918:56
December solstice07:3617:2316:44

Local time (America/New_York). Computed for this exact position.

Where it is

  • Greenville20.5 mi southeast
  • Greer26.7 mi east-southeast
  • Anderson36.5 mi south
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How high is Grant Meadow Overlook?

Grant Meadow Overlook sits at about 1,192 feet (363 m).

What can you see from Grant Meadow Overlook?

From Grant Meadow Overlook: view point (NW, 1.5 mi); Table rock view point (NNW, 1.5 mi); Table Rock (NW, 1.6 mi); Halfway Shelter (WNW, 1.8 mi).

Is Grant Meadow Overlook better at sunrise or sunset?

Sunset. The land falls away from Grant Meadow Overlook toward the sunset, so at sunrise the light is behind you. Exact times shift through the year; the page shows the current window.

What is the nearest town to Grant Meadow Overlook?

Greenville, 21 miles SE of Grant Meadow Overlook.

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