- Elevation, modelled
- 257 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Tryon Peak986 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway10.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 34.9744, -81.9913
Plant Zoo is a garden in South Carolina, at a modelled 257 m. Tryon Peak stands 986 m to the northwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is International Peace Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Cherokee Foothills Scenic Highway passes 10 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Plant Zoo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tryon Peak | NW 325° | 986 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hogback Mountain | NW 309° | 978 m | 21.8 mi |
| White Oak Mountain | NNW 329° | 940 m | 24.7 mi |
| Rich Mountain | WNW 303° | 922 m | 23.2 mi |
| Bryant Mountain | WNW 300° | 921 m | 23.3 mi |
| Hoghead Mountain | NW 306° | 893 m | 22.5 mi |
| Glassy Mountain | WNW 300° | 848 m | 22.5 mi |
| Round Mountain | NW 306° | 793.5 m | 22.3 mi |
- 10.3 mi off the Cherokee Foothills Scenic HighwayNational
- 10.9 mi off the Cowpens National Battlefield Scenic Highway
- 20.3 mi off the Pacolet River Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Campus Green: 0.1 mi
- The Salvation Army Century of Service Park: 1.3 mi
- Glenn Park: 2.0 mi
- Rotary International Peace Park: 2.0 mi
- Susan Jacobs Arboretum: 2.1 mi
- Berlin Wall Monument: 0.4 mi
- Roger Milliken Garden: 2.1 mi
- Fort Prince Monument: 3.3 mi
- College Seal: 3.4 mi
- Daniel Morgan Monument: 3.7 mi
- Northside Voyagers monument: 2.6 mi
- Pearl Artlet: 2.9 mi
- Regeneration: 3.1 mi
- What sustains you?: 3.1 mi
- We Love Spartanburg mural: 3.3 mi
- Windmill Hill: 9.3 mi
- Collins Mountain: 10.0 mi
- August Hill: 12.6 mi
- Lucas Hill: 12.9 mi
- Hayes Hill: 14.4 mi
- Hub City Railroad Museum: 3.4 mi
- Children's Museum of the Upstate - Spartanburg: 3.7 mi
- Spartanburg Art Museum: 3.8 mi
- Spartanburg Science Center: 3.8 mi
- Cowpens Depot Museum and Civic Center: 11.0 mi
- Frey Creek Falls: 3.6 mi
- Saranac Lake Waterfall: 7.2 mi
- Buffalo Creek Falls: 9.3 mi
- Pacolet Water Falls: 14.3 mi
- Moonshiners Falls: 20.5 mi
- International Peace Garden: 0.0 mi
- Xeric Garden: 0.1 mi
- Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Water Wise Demonstration Garden: 3.6 mi
- GSP Airside Garden: 14.0 mi
- Walnut Grove Plantation: 10.4 mi
- Southern Railway caboose x711: 11.0 mi
- BMW Performance Center: 11.7 mi
- M106A1: 13.4 mi
- AH-1: 13.4 mi
- Upper Chinquapin Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Hatcher Garden and Woodland Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Cleveland Preserve Farm: 5.5 mi
- Upper Shoals Preserve at Glendale: 8.6 mi
- Glendale Shoals Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Whitestone Springs: 12.3 mi
- Glenn Springs: 14.1 mi
- Chick Springs: 17.2 mi
- West Springs: 18.0 mi
- Limestone Springs: 19.9 mi
- Glassy Rock: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Cliff: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:07 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:15 | 20:08 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:53 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:42 | 17:21 |
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 | 79 | 78 | 73 | 62 | 51 | 45 |
| Precip in | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Spartanburg 3 SSE, 6 mi away.
- Joro Spider24 obs
- American sweetgum12 obs
- American holly11 obs
- southern magnolia11 obs
- New York fern9 obs
- Gulf Fritillary7 obs
- netted chain fern7 obs
- Japanese honeysuckle6 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
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