Roper Mountain Science Center
Roper Mountain Science Center is an attraction in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 365 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Symmes Hall of Science, a museum 0.1 miles away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 18 miles off.
The story
science museum in Greenville, South Carolina
Dates from 1985.
Wikidata Q7366737, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 365 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 18.5 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 28.9 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 24 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Roper Mountain: 0.1 mi
- Butler Hill: 2.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Paris Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Indian Hill: 9.5 mi
- Blue Metal Abstact Artwork: 0.7 mi
- Airplane in flight: 2.4 mi
- Balancing Act: 3.1 mi
- Girders: 3.6 mi
- Rocky's Hot Chicken Shack Mural: 3.9 mi
- Oak Grove Lake Park: 1.4 mi
- Gary L. Pittman Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Pineforest Park: 1.6 mi
- Dog Park: 1.8 mi
- Runway Park: 2.4 mi
- David Bates Greenway: 2.1 mi
- Laurel School: 2.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Praying Hands: 3.5 mi
- War Memorial: 4.5 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 4.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 5.2 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 5.2 mi
- Conestee Falls: 5.2 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 5.3 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 0.1 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 3.7 mi
- Native Plant and Water Reuse Garden: 4.2 mi
- Memorial Patio: 4.7 mi
- Christ Church Memorial Garden: 4.9 mi
- Symmes Hall of Science: 0.1 mi
- Harrison Hall of Natural Science: 0.1 mi
- Living History Farm: 0.2 mi
- Military History Center of the Carolinas: 2.4 mi
- Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery: 3.9 mi
- Kilgore-Lewis House: 4.9 mi
- Greenville Glides: 5.1 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 6.8 mi
- M106A1: 8.0 mi
- AH-1: 8.0 mi
- Commons Building Outdoor seating area: 0.7 mi
- Shelter: 2.5 mi
- Pavilion 1: 3.6 mi
- Pavilion 2: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Tables Area: 4.1 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 11.1 mi
- Nalley Brown Nature Park: 17.7 mi
- Cragmoor Farms: 19.6 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 20.9 mi
- Chick Springs: 6.3 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 8.1 mi
- Mineral Spring: 18.2 mi
- Glassy Rock: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.9 miles of Roper Mountain Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | N 2° | 978 m | 22.9 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NNW 343° | 924 m | 23.8 mi |
| Rich Mountain | N 356° | 922 m | 21.9 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | N 354° | 921 m | 21.1 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | N 359° | 893 m | 22.4 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NNW 340° | 879 m | 23.9 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | N 356° | 848 m | 20.7 mi |
| Round Mountain | N 0° | 793.5 m | 22.5 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 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:44 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Sep–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 48 | 55 | 63 | 71 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 64 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 4.0 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville Dwtn AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1102739895
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