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Watermelon Bluff

Watermelon Bluff, seen from above at true elevation

Watermelon Bluff is a cliff in South Carolina, at a recorded elevation of 15 m. Wolf Hill stands 29 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Causey Landing, a park 1.8 miles away. Green Swamp Byway passes 25 miles off. 60 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.

What the record says

Elevation
15 m

How to reach it

Coordinates34.27794, -79.09976

60 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 31
  • Causey Landing: 1.8 mi
  • Ricefield Cove Landing: 4.2 mi
  • Green Sea Floyds Ballfields: 10.2 mi
  • Mary Lois Rutland Memorial Park: 10.3 mi
  • Little Pee Dee State Park: 10.9 mi
Museums: 9
Peaks: 5
  • Big Sand Hills: 6.2 mi
  • Half Moon Sand Hills: 12.5 mi
  • River Hill: 13.6 mi
  • Lynn Hill: 20.1 mi
  • Wolf Hill: 22.2 mi
Cliffs: 3
Attractions: 3
Artworks: 2
  • Bear: 19.4 mi
  • Tipi: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Wolf HillNE 38°29 m22.2 mi
Lynn HillENE 77°26 m20.1 mi
Big Sand HillsSSW 205°15 m6.2 mi
Half Moon Sand HillsSSW 210°12 m12.5 mi
River HillSSW 210°12 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5519:28
June solstice06:0619:5520:32
September equinox07:0518:4219:15
December solstice07:1916:3317:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653616976797873625346
Precip in3.83.43.93.54.15.05.05.56.43.33.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lumber RVR SP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357090537

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