Ghost town · South Carolina
Fudges
Fudges is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Bulls Hill stands 220 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Landsford Canal State Park, a park 3.3 miles away. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
ghost town in Chester County, South Carolina
How to reach it
Coordinates34.72360, -80.90440
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Landsford Canal State Park: 3.3 mi
- Westmoreland Park: 5.6 mi
- Richburg Park: 6.5 mi
- Melvin Steele Park: 6.6 mi
- Wiley Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 13
- Lancaster Law Enforcement Officers Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Lancaster County Confederate Monument: 7.6 mi
- Boy of the Waxhaws: 9.8 mi
- Andrew Jackson Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Rock Hill Civil Rights Memorial: 15.7 mi
Artworks: 12
- Freedom Rides: 15.6 mi
- Dancing with Children: 16.0 mi
- Spirit of Nature: 16.4 mi
- Vessel Sculpture: 16.6 mi
- Winthrop Eagle Statue: 16.6 mi
Museums: 11
- Lancaster Historic Courthouse: 7.6 mi
- Lancaster & Chester Railway Depot: 7.8 mi
- Catawba Cultural Center: 12.4 mi
- The Alphabet Museum at JAARS: 13.4 mi
- Mexico-Cárdenas Museum: 13.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- Draper Wildlife Management Area: 19.0 mi
- Chester State Park: 19.3 mi
- Lake Wateree State Park: 20.3 mi
- Anne Springs Close Greenway: 20.6 mi
- Flat Branch Nature Preserve: 23.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Hanging Rock: 17.6 mi
- Baseball Water Tower: 23.0 mi
- Arch: 23.1 mi
- Big Rock: 23.8 mi
Peaks: 4
- Thorn Hill: 21.5 mi
- Forty Acre Rock: 21.8 mi
- Bulls Hill: 21.8 mi
- Long Hill: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- South Carolina Welcome Center: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fudges. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulls Hill | WNW 290° | 220 m | 21.8 mi |
| Long Hill | WNW 302° | 184 m | 22.3 mi |
| Forty Acre Rock | E 100° | 183 m | 21.8 mi |
| Thorn Hill | SE 137° | 156 m | 21.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:28 | 19:02 | 19:36 |
| June solstice | 06:12 | 20:03 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 07:12 | 18:49 | 19:22 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:38 | 17:17 |
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 | 43 | 46 | 54 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 63 | 52 | 45 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Winthrop Univ, 17 mi away.
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