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Wells Japanese Garden

Wells Japanese Garden from directly overhead

Wells Japanese Garden is a garden in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 141 m. Little Mountain stands 243 m to the east-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Newberry Historic District, a park 0.2 miles away. 2 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates34.27845, -81.61940

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 13
  • Vietnam War Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Confederate Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Newberry Doughboy WWI Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • In Memory of Those in School Bus - Train Accident: 8.9 mi
  • Hayes Station Monument: 15.4 mi
Museums: 3
Springs: 3
  • Stomp Springs: 14.7 mi
  • Jew's Harp Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Harris Springs: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Peaks: 2
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
Picnic sites: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Sandy Beach: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little MountainESE 118°243 m13.3 mi
Birds MountainNW 326°211 m23.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3119:0519:38
June solstice06:1620:0520:42
September equinox07:1518:5219:25
December solstice07:2916:4317:21

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

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

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434652617077817973635245
Precip in4.03.74.33.23.44.24.04.94.03.23.54.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newberry, under a mile away.

  • Red-tailed Hawk9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal9 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird7 obs
  • Green Anole7 obs
  • Eastern Towhee6 obs
  • House Sparrow6 obs
  • Carolina Mantis5 obs
  • Yellow-rumped Warbler5 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/598232872

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