Balancing Act
Balancing Act is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 288 m. Rich Mountain stands 922 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Brookfield Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 21 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 21.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 27.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 27 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brookfield Park: 0.4 mi
- Pineforest Park: 1.9 mi
- Springfield Park: 2.0 mi
- Oak Grove Lake Park: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Park: 3.3 mi
- David Bates Greenway: 1.7 mi
- Praying Hands: 1.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Cherokee Boundary (1767): 4.5 mi
- Laurel School: 4.5 mi
- Community in Flux: 2.3 mi
- The Groundbreaking: 2.3 mi
- The Depot: 2.3 mi
- The Big Cocoon: 2.3 mi
- We Are All One: 2.3 mi
- Roper Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Butler Hill: 5.3 mi
- Indian Hill: 7.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Paris Mountain: 12.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 3.0 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 4.7 mi
- Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 5.0 mi
- Rock Garden: 5.2 mi
- GSP Airside Garden: 6.9 mi
- Living History Farm: 2.9 mi
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science: 3.0 mi
- Symmes Hall of Science: 3.1 mi
- Military History Center of the Carolinas: 5.1 mi
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery: 6.9 mi
- Conestee Falls: 4.6 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 7.6 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 7.6 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 7.7 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 3.1 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 7.5 mi
- Greenville Glides: 7.7 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 8.9 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 8.9 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 2.5 mi
- Twin Bridges Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Shelter: 5.6 mi
- Pavilion 1: 6.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 6.7 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 11.3 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 17.8 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 19.3 mi
- Tyger River Confluence: 19.5 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 20.1 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 5.8 mi
- Chick Springs: 8.7 mi
- Mineral Spring: 17.3 mi
- Glassy Rock: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Balancing Act. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Mountain | N 352° | 922 m | 24.6 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 350° | 921 m | 23.9 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | N 355° | 893 m | 25.0 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 352° | 848 m | 23.3 mi |
| Old Indian Mountain | NNW 346° | 697 m | 23.9 mi |
| Paris Mountain | NW 321° | 626 m | 12.2 mi |
| Calahan Mountain | NNW 344° | 570 m | 23.1 mi |
| Hyde Mountain | NNW 343° | 562 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:09 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
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 | 41 | 44 | 51 | 60 | 67 | 74 | 78 | 77 | 71 | 60 | 50 | 43 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 5.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6980112215
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