- Elevation, modelled
- 240 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Hogback Mountain978 m · 24.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway8.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 34.9623, -81.9339
Back of the College is a artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled 240 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Garden, a park 0.2 miles away. Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway passes 8.4 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Back of the College. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | NW 306° | 978 m | 24.9 mi |
| Piney Mountain | NW 313° | 515 m | 25.0 mi |
| Squirrel Mountain | WNW 303° | 493 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bird Mountain | NW 314° | 452 m | 22.0 mi |
| Tillet Mountain | WNW 296° | 448 m | 24.5 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 331° | 424 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mockingbird Hill | NW 316° | 388 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pax Mountain | WNW 288° | 388 m | 23.1 mi |
- 8.4 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 12.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
- 23.2 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Garden: 0.2 mi
- Wofford College Historic District: 0.3 mi
- Four Season Park: 0.5 mi
- Chapel Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Central Park: 0.6 mi
- Pearl Artlet: 0.6 mi
- What sustains you?: 0.6 mi
- Regeneration: 0.6 mi
- Circle of Friendship: 0.7 mi
- Exuberance: 0.7 mi
- College Seal: 0.3 mi
- Daniel Morgan Monument: 0.9 mi
- Dexter Edgar Converse Monument: 1.1 mi
- Southside Cultural Monument: 1.2 mi
- Roger Milliken Garden: 2.0 mi
- Hayes Hill: 11.2 mi
- Lucas Hill: 11.5 mi
- Windmill Hill: 12.3 mi
- Collins Mountain: 13.3 mi
- Crab Apple Hill: 13.6 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 0.6 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 0.7 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 0.8 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 8.2 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 2.6 mi
- Community Garden: 3.3 mi
- Plant Zoo: 3.4 mi
- International Peace Garden: 3.4 mi
- Xeric Garden: 3.4 mi
- Southern Railway caboose x711: 8.3 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 9.6 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 14.5 mi
- M106A1: 16.5 mi
- AH-1: 16.5 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 4.3 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 5.3 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 4.3 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 6.4 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 6.8 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 11.0 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 23.6 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 9.2 mi
- Glenn Springs: 11.5 mi
- West Springs: 15.4 mi
- Limestone Springs: 17.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 20.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:06 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 4 mi away.
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