- Elevation, modelled
- 290 m
- Tallest summit within 21.1 miles
- Hogback Mountain978 m · 17.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway12.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 34.9290, -82.2402
Butterfly Garden is a garden in South Carolina, at a modelled 290 m. Hogback Mountain stands 978 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is 4, a picnic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 13 miles off.
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- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Butterfly Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogback Mountain | N 350° | 978 m | 17.0 mi |
| Corbin Mountain | NNW 326° | 924 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rich Mountain | NNW 341° | 922 m | 16.6 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | NNW 338° | 921 m | 16.1 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | NNW 345° | 893 m | 16.8 mi |
| Panther Mountain | NW 323° | 879 m | 20.4 mi |
| Evans Mountain | NNW 336° | 853 m | 20.0 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | NNW 340° | 848 m | 15.4 mi |
- 12.8 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
- 18.5 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
- 24.3 mi off the Historic Flat Rock Scenic Byway
- 25.2 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
Overlooks nearby
- Chandler Rock Overlook · 23 mi
- Grant Meadow Overlook · 26 mi
- Glassy Mountain Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Century Park: 0.1 mi
- H. R. Turner Park: 0.6 mi
- Praise Cathedral Recreation: 0.7 mi
- Springwood Community Park: 1.0 mi
- Tryon Park Recreation Center & Tennis Academy: 1.1 mi
- Dragon: 0.1 mi
- Tube Dude: 0.9 mi
- Greer Rexall Drugs: 1.0 mi
- Bailey the Fox: 1.1 mi
- Chicken Statue: 1.6 mi
- Worth Barnett Overpass: 0.6 mi
- WWI: 1.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Indian Boundary Line: 1.2 mi
- Camp Highland ruins: 2.7 mi
- Roper Mountain: 7.3 mi
- Butler Hill: 7.4 mi
- Collins Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Piney Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Paris Mountain: 9.7 mi
- Rock Quarry Falls: 10.5 mi
- Reedy River Falls: 10.8 mi
- Lower Reedy River Falls: 10.8 mi
- Arboretum Falls: 11.0 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 11.1 mi
- Greer Community Garden: 0.5 mi
- GSP Airside Garden: 2.9 mi
- Frances Coyle Memorial Garden: 4.2 mi
- O’Neal Community Garden: 5.1 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.4 mi
- Greer Heritage Museum: 0.9 mi
- Model Trains Station: 2.7 mi
- BMW Zentrum: 4.5 mi
- Symmes Hall of Science: 7.2 mi
- Living History Farm: 7.4 mi
- AH-1: 1.0 mi
- M106A1: 1.0 mi
- Suber's Corn Mill: 1.4 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 3.8 mi
- Roper Mountain Science Center: 7.3 mi
- South Tyger River Blueways Tract: 5.3 mi
- Triple Oak Farm: 16.0 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 16.0 mi
- Poinsett Bridge Heritage Preserve: 16.2 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Chick Springs: 2.8 mi
- Greythorne Retention Pond: 14.7 mi
- Glenn Springs: 24.5 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 24.6 mi
- Glassy Rock: 15.3 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 20.8 mi
- Cleveland Cliff: 23.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:16 | 20:09 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:43 | 17:22 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 43 | 46 | 53 | 61 | 69 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greer, 3 mi away.
- Green Anole19 obs
- Gulf Fritillary15 obs
- House Finch14 obs
- Joro Spider14 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper13 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake10 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel10 obs
- Fiery Skipper10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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