Minden
Minden is a ghost town in South Carolina, at a modelled elevation of 168 m. Gordon Mountain stands 202 m to the north-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jumping Hills, a peak 2.1 miles away. Grassy Island Crossing passes 29 miles off. 58 named places lie within 25 miles, 9 of them named summits.
ghost town in Chesterfield County, South Carolina
How to reach it
- 29.1 mi off the Grassy Island Crossing
58 named places within 25 miles
- Jefferson Park: 6.7 mi
- Conbraco Park: 6.8 mi
- Mount Pisgah Park: 13.5 mi
- Leander Mclain Park: 17.6 mi
- Turnage Field: 17.8 mi
- Jumping Hills: 2.1 mi
- Hebron Hill: 3.9 mi
- Becky Hill: 12.0 mi
- High Rock: 12.6 mi
- Forty Acre Rock: 13.1 mi
- Marshville Museum & Cultural Center: 19.1 mi
- Jesse Helms Center: 20.2 mi
- McLeod Farms Antique Museum: 20.3 mi
- Hinson Art Museum: 20.4 mi
- Monroe Science Center: 23.0 mi
- Jean Harris Circle Plaque: 17.1 mi
- The Gate: 20.3 mi
- Battle of Hanging Rock Historic Site: 22.9 mi
- Seaboard Coast Line 20910: 17.2 mi
- Hanging Rock: 22.8 mi
- Old St. David's Episcopal Church: 24.1 mi
- Carolina Sandhills National Wildlife Refuge: 9.9 mi
- Sandhills State Forest: 16.5 mi
- Lake Bee Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
- Pepsi-Cola: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Minden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gordon Mountain | NNE 23° | 202 m | 14.6 mi |
| Jumping Hills | SW 229° | 183 m | 2.1 mi |
| Forty Acre Rock | WSW 256° | 183 m | 13.1 mi |
| Becky Hill | NNE 18° | 163 m | 12.0 mi |
| Thorn Hill | SW 232° | 156 m | 24.7 mi |
| Hebron Hill | S 172° | 150 m | 3.9 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 130° | 139 m | 13.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Mountain | SE 130° | 118 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 19:00 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:01 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:46 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:36 | 17:15 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 74 | 64 | 53 | 46 |
| Precip in | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pageland, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location confirmed against Wikidata.
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