Swamp Fox
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Swamp Fox is an attraction in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Sandy Island stands 18 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Go Karts (Oval Track), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Swamp Fox is a wooden roller coaster located in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States. It is one of 37 rides at Family Kingdom Amusement Park. The coaster is named for American Revolutionary War leader Francis Marion, who was nicknamed the "Swamp Fox". The Swamp Fox is a wooden roller coaster that runs over a 2,400-foot (730 m), figure-eight track. The "double out and back" design takes riders to heights of 75 feet (22.9 m) at speeds up to 50 miles per hour (80 km/h) and features dramatic drops of up to 65 feet (19.8 m). The coaster was built by the Philadelphia Toboggan Company of Pennsylvania and opened in 1966 as one of the rides at Grand Strand Amusement Park. In 1992, that park was purchased by the Ammons family and rechristened as Family Kingdom Amusement Park. The Swamp Fox was then totally refurbished according to the specifications of the original design by John C. Allen. In one experiment performed on the Swamp Fox, operators found that the train ran the length of its track anywhere from eight to 10 seconds faster at 9 PM than it did around 2 PM. In 2016, American Coaster Enthusiasts marked the 50th anniversary of the Swamp Fox by adding a historical marker. The Swamp Fox was declared a historic structure by the city of Myrtle Beach in March 2017.
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Wikidata Q7653328, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Family Kingdom Amusement Park
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Go Karts (Oval Track): 0.0 mi
- Tilt-A-Whirl: 0.0 mi
- Yo-Yo: 0.1 mi
- Galleon: 0.1 mi
- Carousel: 0.1 mi
- Withers Swash Park: 0.3 mi
- Spivey Park: 0.4 mi
- Balsam Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Pinner Place Park: 0.9 mi
- Nance Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Withers Swash: 0.2 mi
- Myrtle Beach: 1.7 mi
- Pebble Beach: 2.6 mi
- State Park Beach: 3.2 mi
- Long Bay Beach: 3.9 mi
- Justin W. Plyler Boardwalk Park: 1.1 mi
- Warbird Park: 2.6 mi
- Warbird Park: 2.6 mi
- Franklin Carroll Taylor, Jr.: 5.0 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 7.0 mi
- Chauncey Statue: 10.4 mi
- Fighting Stallions: 16.0 mi
- Heron, Grouse and Loon: 16.2 mi
- Gazelle Fountain: 16.2 mi
- Labyrinth: 16.2 mi
- Myrtle Beach Colored School Museum and Education Center: 1.2 mi
- Childrens Museum of South Carolina: 1.9 mi
- Franklin G. Burroughs - Simeon B. Chapin Art Museum: 2.3 mi
- Wheels of Yesteryear: 5.7 mi
- Horry County Museum: 14.3 mi
- Valor Memorial Garden: 3.0 mi
- Heather Elvis Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Riverfront Gazebo: 13.3 mi
- Laurel Street Downtown Garden: 13.6 mi
- City Hall Pocket Garden: 13.8 mi
- Ransoms Bluff: 11.3 mi
- Jackson Bluff: 11.5 mi
- Bear Bluff: 12.4 mi
- Savannah Bluff: 12.7 mi
- Star Bluff: 15.6 mi
- Peter Horry Wildlife Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Ingram Dunes Nature Preserve: 14.9 mi
- Heritage Shores Nature Preserve: 19.5 mi
- Bird Island Reserve: 24.3 mi
- Air Force Hill: 3.1 mi
- Sandy Island: 14.5 mi
- High Hill: 18.6 mi
- Public Picnic Area: 16.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swamp Fox. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandy Island | WSW 244° | 18 m | 14.5 mi |
| High Hill | W 270° | 12 m | 18.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 19:53 | 20:30 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:41 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 16:34 | 17:12 |
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 | 45 | 47 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 74 | 65 | 54 | 47 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 6.3 | 6.8 | 4.1 | 3.1 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Myrtle Beach, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/354371257
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