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Oconee County Cage

Oconee County Cage from directly overhead

Oconee County Cage is an attraction in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 312 m. Burrells Mountain stands 911 m to the north, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Oconee History Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 1.3 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.76432, -83.06681

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • City Square: 0.0 mi
  • Kaufmann Square Park: 0.1 mi
  • City Green: 0.2 mi
  • City Park: 0.8 mi
  • Sertoma Field: 0.9 mi
Waterfalls
  • Isaqueena Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Yellow Branch Falls: 4.4 mi
  • Lohr's Falls: 4.6 mi
  • Jim Lee Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Station Cove Falls: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 19
  • Oconee History Museum: 0.0 mi
  • Museum of the Cherokee in South Carolina: 0.1 mi
  • Oconee Military Museum at Patriots Hall: 0.1 mi
  • Oconee History Museum's General Store Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Bertha Lee Strickland Cultural Museum: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 11
Cliffs: 7
Nature reserves: 5
Beaches: 4
  • South Beach: 9.0 mi
  • North Beach: 10.1 mi
  • East Beach: 13.5 mi
  • Sandstone Beach: 16.7 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Common Gardening: 9.3 mi
  • Common Gardening: 9.3 mi
  • Rose Garden: 22.1 mi
  • English Garden: 22.1 mi
Attractions: 4
Springs: 3
  • Moody Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Indian Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Cool Spring: 24.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • South: 9.1 mi
  • Tugaloo State Park: 18.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Oconee County Cage. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Burrells MountainN 358°911 m14.0 mi
Ridley MountainN 354°888 m13.6 mi
Rand MountainNNW 343°877 m13.8 mi
Big MountainNNW 342°875 m12.9 mi
Mill MountainN 351°870 m13.8 mi
Cantrell MountainN 357°801 m13.0 mi
Big Stakey MountainNNW 340°790 m10.9 mi
Oakey TopNW 323°783 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:1119:44
June solstice06:2020:1220:50
September equinox07:2118:5719:31
December solstice07:3716:4717:26

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F414350586774787771604943
Precip in5.44.85.24.84.85.24.96.24.94.64.55.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Walhalla, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 82001523OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata
  • National Register of Historic Places — Oconee County Cage, reference 82001523, listed 11/14/82.

OpenStreetMap element node/4917777914

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