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Upper Dog Bluff

Upper Dog Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Upper Dog Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 10 m. Big Sand Hills stands 15 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Lower Dog Bluff, a cliff 0.6 miles away. 105 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
10 m

How to reach it

Coordinates33.96822, -79.34755

105 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Huggins Landing: 6.8 mi
  • Dog Bluff Park: 7.2 mi
  • Anyor Athletic Complex: 8.2 mi
  • Waccamaw Tribal Grounds: 8.3 mi
  • Galivants Ferry Landing: 8.4 mi
Artworks: 16
Historic sites: 12
Cliffs: 8
Museums: 6
Peaks: 5
  • Heaven Hill: 9.1 mi
  • River Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Half Moon Sand Hills: 13.2 mi
  • Big Sand Hills: 19.6 mi
  • High Hill: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 4

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Sand HillsNE 36°15 m19.6 mi
River HillNE 37°12 m12.1 mi
Half Moon Sand HillsNE 37°12 m13.2 mi
High HillSSE 159°12 m21.2 mi
Heaven HillWNW 297°9 m9.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5619:29
June solstice06:0719:5620:32
September equinox07:0618:4319:16
December solstice07:2016:3517:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F454855627178817974645448
Precip in3.53.23.53.43.65.05.25.66.03.33.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357092704

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