Spindle
Spindle is an artwork in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Caesars Head Mountain stands 980 m to the north-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 2019-04-11
- Material
- metal
How to reach it
- 16.1 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 29.9 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 19 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 19 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Shoeless Joe Jackson Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
- Walker Park: 0.6 mi
- PKL Park: 0.9 mi
- Mayberry Park: 0.9 mi
- Sterling Field: 0.9 mi
- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Richard W. "Dick" Riley: 1.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 1.7 mi
- Buncombe Road Historical Plaque: 1.7 mi
- Max Heller Statue: 1.8 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 1.5 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 1.6 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 1.7 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 2.1 mi
- Conestee Falls: 7.0 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Butler Hill: 5.1 mi
- Paris Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Roper Mountain: 6.9 mi
- Arial Mountain: 11.1 mi
- Noel P McKissick Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sullivan Street Farm: 1.4 mi
- Prospect Hill Plaza: 1.4 mi
- Pedrick's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Harriet's Garden: 1.5 mi
- Greenville Glides: 1.8 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 2.1 mi
- Steamer Car: 3.2 mi
- Old Southern 1046 rail car: 5.1 mi
- Tiny Town: 5.4 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 3.4 mi
- Pavilion 2: 4.0 mi
- Pavilion 1: 4.0 mi
- Shelter: 5.5 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 7.5 mi
- Glassy Rock: 20.7 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 21.4 mi
- Raven Cliff: 21.5 mi
- El Lieutenant: 22.0 mi
- Long Rock: 24.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 9.7 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 11.2 mi
- Mineral Spring: 16.2 mi
- Indian Spring: 24.6 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 11.1 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 17.0 mi
- Green Mountain Preserve: 19.4 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 19.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Spindle. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caesars Head Mountain | NNW 328° | 980 m | 21.0 mi |
| Table Rock | NW 312° | 953 m | 20.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNE 13° | 921 m | 21.0 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | NNE 15° | 848 m | 20.7 mi |
| The Stool | NW 313° | 797 m | 20.5 mi |
| Little Pinnacle Mountain | NNW 336° | 792 m | 20.6 mi |
| Campbell Mountain | NNW 330° | 774 m | 19.8 mi |
| Old Indian Mountain | N 8° | 697 m | 20.3 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/6422146265
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