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Matthews Bluff

Matthews Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Matthews Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Gravel Hill stands 69 m to the north-northeast, 9.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Cohens Bluff, a cliff 0.8 miles away. Historic Effingham-Ebenezer Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 35 named places lie within 25 miles, 2 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates32.82961, -81.42066

35 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 24
  • Three Pines Campgrounds: 7.1 mi
  • Lower Savannah River Alliance: 9.1 mi
  • Jacksonboro Monument: 11.7 mi
  • Johnsons Landing: 12.4 mi
  • Triangle Park: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Museums: 3
Peaks: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Gazebo: 14.8 mi
Gardens: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Matthews Bluff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gravel HillNNE 14°69 m9.8 mi
Potlikker HillNW 325°50 m17.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3019:0519:38
June solstice06:1920:0120:38
September equinox07:1518:5119:24
December solstice07:2516:4617:24

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F464955637077817974655448
Precip in4.03.64.03.13.64.85.45.64.23.43.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allendale 2 NW, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357086083

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