Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden is a garden in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 198 m. Parsons Mountain stands 249 m to the southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Greenwood City Garden, a park 0.9 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 95 named places lie within 25 miles, 5 of them named summits.
Step inside this tranquil garden and you’ll feel the power of prayer and the healing sense of flowers. This garden is open every day and beckons visitors to come, sit, meditate, and search for answers to all life’s many riddles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 20.2 mi off the Savannah River Scenic Byway, National
95 named places within 25 miles
- Greenwood City Garden: 0.9 mi
- West Cambridge Park: 1.2 mi
- Grace Street Park: 1.3 mi
- Marion Avenue Community Park: 2.0 mi
- Magnolia Park: 2.0 mi
- Confederate Monument: 1.8 mi
- Mathews Mill Village World War II Memorial: 3.6 mi
- Payne Institute Monument: 5.8 mi
- Old Rock House: 8.7 mi
- Star Fort: 10.5 mi
- Sensory Garden: 1.3 mi
- Uptown Market Pollinator Garden: 1.6 mi
- Oak / Monument Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- Main Street Pollinator Garden: 1.9 mi
- Marion Avenue Community Garden: 2.0 mi
- The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 1.7 mi
- The Railroad Historical Center: 2.1 mi
- Abbeville County Museum: 10.9 mi
- Burt-Stark Mansion: 11.2 mi
- Laurens County Museum: 22.7 mi
- Parsons Mountain: 13.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 14.8 mi
- Trisha Mountain: 19.0 mi
- Boles Mountain: 19.9 mi
- Faulkner Mountain: 20.0 mi
- Rebecca At The Well: 6.0 mi
- Downtown Mural: 9.6 mi
- Queen of Hearts: 14.5 mi
- William Moffatt Grier: 14.6 mi
- Memorial A-60 Battle Tank: 9.8 mi
- Belfast Plantation: 21.1 mi
- Diamond Hill Mine: 22.6 mi
- Harris Springs: 12.7 mi
- Powder Spring: 13.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Church Prayer Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parsons Mountain | SW 231° | 249 m | 13.0 mi |
| Faulkner Mountain | SE 145° | 195 m | 20.0 mi |
| Trisha Mountain | SE 141° | 194 m | 19.0 mi |
| Boles Mountain | SSE 154° | 194 m | 19.9 mi |
| Laurel Hill | SW 214° | 134 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:08 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:18 | 20:07 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:54 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:45 | 17:24 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 44 | 47 | 54 | 63 | 70 | 78 | 81 | 80 | 74 | 63 | 53 | 46 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood, 1 mi away.
- Mallard14 obs
- Green Anole14 obs
- Great Blue Heron11 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Eastern Lubber Grasshopper8 obs
- Northern Mockingbird7 obs
- Gulf Fritillary7 obs
- House Sparrow6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/760099106
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