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Celestia

Celestia from directly overhead

Celestia is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Parsons Mountain stands 249 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Trisha Mountain, a peak 1.7 miles away. Savannah River Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 61 named places lie within 25 miles, 6 of them named summits.

ghost town in Saluda County, South Carolina

How to reach it

Coordinates34.00580, -81.95670

61 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 28
Historic sites: 11
Peaks: 6
Gardens: 6
Museums: 3
  • Edgefield historical museum and play theatre: 15.1 mi
  • The Railroad Historical Center: 16.9 mi
  • The Museum of Greenwood, South Carolina: 17.4 mi
Attractions: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Downtown Mural: 12.3 mi
  • Rebecca At The Well: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Parsons MountainWNW 283°249 m23.9 mi
Faulkner MountainSSW 213°195 m3.4 mi
Trisha MountainSW 229°194 m1.7 mi
Boles MountainSW 228°194 m6.4 mi
Laurel HillW 274°134 m21.5 mi
Carey HillSSW 201°120 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0719:40
June solstice06:1820:0620:43
September equinox07:1718:5319:26
December solstice07:3016:4517:23

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Mar–Jun, Aug–Nov.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F434653627078818074625245
Precip in4.13.84.63.13.54.24.34.54.03.23.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Saluda, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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