Rusty
Rusty is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2022-05
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.8 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 27.2 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 20 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 0.9 mi
- Richard W. "Dick" Riley: 0.9 mi
- Max Heller Statue: 1.0 mi
- Dixie Highway Monument: 1.1 mi
- Unity Park: 0.1 mi
- PKL Park: 0.2 mi
- Newtown Park: 0.2 mi
- Mayberry Park: 0.2 mi
- West Washington Community Park: 0.3 mi
- Wind Chimes: 0.3 mi
- UNITY: 0.4 mi
- Lila Mae Brock: 0.4 mi
- James W Greer: 0.5 mi
- Water Blessing: 0.6 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 1.0 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 1.0 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 1.1 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 1.5 mi
- Conestee Falls: 6.9 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Butler Hill: 4.3 mi
- Paris Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Roper Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Cedar Rock Mountain: 11.8 mi
- Noel P McKissick Garden: 0.2 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Harriet's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Pedrick's Garden: 1.0 mi
- Swamp Rabbit Teaching Garden: 1.1 mi
- Greenville Glides: 1.0 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 1.3 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.1 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 4.9 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 6.1 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 2.5 mi
- Pavilion 2: 3.1 mi
- Pavilion 1: 3.1 mi
- Shelter: 4.6 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 6.8 mi
- Glassy Rock: 20.1 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 21.3 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.6 mi
- El Lieutenant: 22.1 mi
- Long Rock: 24.1 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 12.0 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 16.1 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 19.1 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Chick Springs: 8.8 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 11.1 mi
- Mineral Spring: 16.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Rusty. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars Head Mountain | NW 325° | 980 m | 21.1 mi |
| Table Rock | NW 310° | 953 m | 21.2 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNE 12° | 922 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 11° | 921 m | 20.4 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | NNE 13° | 848 m | 20.1 mi |
| The Stool | NW 311° | 797 m | 20.8 mi |
| Little Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 333° | 792 m | 20.6 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | NNW 327° | 774 m | 19.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:17 | 20:10 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:55 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:23 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/9739428874
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